Sandhausen, Germany
Sandhausen is a town of 14,336 people in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany.
Why visit Sandhausen
Townapedia lists 18 museums and landmarks, 38 parks and trails, 147 places to eat, 14 places to stay and 12 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Gemüsehof Spieß, Nußlocher Schafhof, Heimatmuseum im alten Rathaus and Wiesloch Feldbahn and Industrial Museum.
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About Sandhausen
Sandhausen (German pronunciation: [zantˈhaʊ̯zn̩]) is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 7 km (4.3 mi) south of Heidelberg.
From the Wikipedia article Sandhausen (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do12
Nußlocher Ziegenkäsehof Hofladen
Farm and orchard · 2.8 km
1 Fischweiher, Nußloch
Th-Fr 16:00-18:30; Sa 09:30-16:00; PH off; Dec,Jan off
Reit- und Spargelhof Rehm BIOLAND
Farm and orchard · 3.4 km
9 Kirchheimer Hof, Heidelberg
Mo-Su 10:00-12:00,17:00-19:00 open "Spargelsaison Apr-Jun"
Hofverkauf Gieser
Farm and orchard · 3.3 km
8 Kirchheimer Hof, Heidelberg
Mo-Su 08:00-22:00
Museums and landmarks18
Wiesloch Feldbahn and Industrial Museum
Museum · 5.0 km
Open-air museum
6 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds38
Sandhausener Düne, Pflege Schönau-Galgenbuckel
Hiking and trails · 1.6 km
Brühlwegdüne
Hiking and trails · 2.1 km
Hier werden in den nächsten Jahren große Freiflächen entstehen. Siehe...
26 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes147
Ristorante Il Duetto
Restaurant · Italian · 2.4 km
Bitte Reservierungen nur telefonisch anfragen!
3 Bruchhausen, Sandhausen
Tu-Sa 11:30-14:30,17:30-23:00; Su 11:30-14:30,17:00-23:00
GiGi
Restaurant · German, Italian, Persian · 2.0 km
1 Jahnstraße, Leimen
Tu-Fr 17:00-22:30; Sa 11:00-22:30; Su 12:00-18:00
La Vite
Restaurant · Italian · 2.2 km
14 Danziger Straße, Leimen
Mo-Sa 11:30-14:30,17:00-23:00; Tu off; PH,Su 11:30-23:00
Leimener Brauhaus
Restaurant · German, Regional · 2.3 km
6 Rohrbacher Straße, Leimen
Mo-Th 11:00-24:00, Fr-Sa 11:00-02:00, Su 10:00-24:00
Naturfreunde-Vereinsheim Gossenbrunnen
Restaurant · German, Croatian · 3.6 km
60 Heltenstraße, Leimen
Mo,Th-Fr 16:00-22:00; Tu-We off; Sa 12:00-22:00; Su 12:00-21:30
Shanghai
Restaurant · Chinese · 3.1 km
10 Englerstraße, Heidelberg
Mo off; Tu-Su 11:30-15:00,17:30-23:00
Stather's
Restaurant · German, Regional · 2.5 km
11 Nußlocher Straße, Leimen
Mo-Sa 11:00-13:30, Tu-Su 17:00-22:00
AlsaFi
Restaurant · Arab, Shawarma · 3.2 km
1 Hertzstraße, Heidelberg
Mo-Sa 11:00-22:00; Su,PH 12:00-22:00
135 more on the map.
History
The first recorded mention of Sandhausen (or "Santhusen") was in 1262 (1262). Sandhausen is named after the ice-age sand dunes that border the municipality. As early as Roman times, a settlement called "Lochheim" existed in the area.
It was part of Bishopric of Speyer till 1262, when Otto von Bruchsal gave it to Ludwig II, Electoral Palatin. It was part of Oberamt Heidelberg in 1351. It was sacked by Baden and Württemberg troops in the Mainz Diocesan Feud in 1462.
It was again sacked by Spanish troops during the Thirty Years' War in 1622 and by French troops during the Nine Years' War in 1688. French troops remained in Sandhausen until 1697. After the death of Maximilian III, Elector of Bavaria, head of the Bavarian branch of the House of Wittelsbach, Charles Theodore, County Palatine of Rhine, inherited Bavaria in 1777 and the territories of the House of Wittelsbach were united under its Palatinate branch.
Thus, Sandhausen became part of Bavaria. It was occupied by French troops in 1795 and was awarded to the Grand Duchy of Baden after German mediatization in 1803.
From the History section of Sandhausen on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay14
Churches and places of worship15
St.-Bartholomäus-Kirche - alte Katholische Kirche
Church · Catholic
5 Waldstraße, Sandhausen
St. Laurentius
Church · Roman Catholic · 3.2 km
38 Hauptstraße, Nußloch
Die Taube - Evangelische Freikirche e.V.
Church · Free Evangelical · 2.7 km
27 Haberstraße, Heidelberg
Shopping33
Gas and EV charging14
Schools, colleges and libraries16
Healthcare13
Map of Sandhausen
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Getting there and nearby towns
City-Airport Mannheim (MHG) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 18 km away.
- Walldorf 4 km south, about 4 min by car
- Wiesloch 6 km southeast, about 6 min by car
- Schwetzingen 7 km northwest, about 7 min by car
- Heidelberg 8 km north, about 8 min by car
- Waghäusel 15 km southwest, about 15 min by car
- Schriesheim 15 km north, about 15 min by car
- Sinsheim 19 km southeast, about 19 min by car
- Mannheim 21 km northwest, about 21 min by car
- Ludwigshafen am Rhein 22 km northwest, about 22 min by car
- Weinheim 23 km north, about 23 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Sandhausen Altes Rathaus, Pitichinaccio, Public domain
- Rathaus Sandhausen 01, Luftschiffhafen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sandhausen Rathaus 20130602, Rudolf Stricker, CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- Rathaus Sandhausen 03, Luftschiffhafen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rathaus Sandhausen Brunnen 01, Luftschiffhafen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rathaus Sandhausen Fahnen, Luftschiffhafen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rathaus Sandhausen Brunnen 03, Luftschiffhafen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sandhausen Haltestelle Neues Rathaus, Luftschiffhafen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rathaus Sandhausen 02, Luftschiffhafen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rathaus Sandhausen Brunnen 02, Luftschiffhafen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rathaus Sandhausen 04, Luftschiffhafen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sandhausen Lege-Cap-Ferret-Platz 02, Luftschiffhafen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sandhausen Lege-Cap-Ferret-Platz 01, Luftschiffhafen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Altes Rathaus Sandhausen 01, Luftschiffhafen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sandhausen Altes Rathaus 20130602, Rudolf Stricker, CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- Hopfenbrunnen Sandhausen 01, Luftschiffhafen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hopfenbrunnen Sandhausen 02, Luftschiffhafen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sandhausen Schule, Luftschiffhafen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sandhausen Lege-Cap-Ferret-Platz 03, Luftschiffhafen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hopfenbrunnen Sandhausen Plaketten, Luftschiffhafen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hopfenbrunnen Sandhausen 03, Luftschiffhafen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hopfenbrunnen Sandhausen 04, Luftschiffhafen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Altes Rathaus Sandhausen 02, Luftschiffhafen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sandhausen Schule Portal, Luftschiffhafen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hopfenbrunnen Sandhausen 05, Luftschiffhafen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sandhausen Alte Synagoge 20130602, Rudolf Stricker, CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- Ehemalige Synagoge Sandhausen Portal, Luftschiffhafen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ehemalige Synagoge Sandhausen 01, Luftschiffhafen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ehemalige Synagoge Sandhausen 02, Luftschiffhafen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St Bartholomaeus Sandhausen Hauptportal, Luftschiffhafen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ehemalige Synagoge Sandhausen 03, Luftschiffhafen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St Bartholomaeus Sandhausen innen 01, Luftschiffhafen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St Bartholomaeus Sandhausen innen 02, Luftschiffhafen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St Bartholomaeus Sandhausen Orgel, Luftschiffhafen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St Bartholomaeus Sandhausen Deckengemaelde, Luftschiffhafen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St Bartholomaeus Sandhausen innen 04, Luftschiffhafen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St Bartholomaeus Sandhausen innen 03, Luftschiffhafen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St Bartholomaeus Sandhausen Seiteneingang, Luftschiffhafen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sandhausen Hauptstr 88 86, Luftschiffhafen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sandhausen Hauptstr 88 (cropped), Luftschiffhafen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hardtwaldstadion, KatB, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Nußloch evangelische Kirche 20100620, Rudolf Stricker, Attribution
- 20110630Herzogkreuz Oftersheim1, AnRo0002, CC0
- Leimen evangelische Kirche 20100620, Rudolf Stricker, Attribution
- Sandhausen Synagoge, Pitichinaccio, Public domain
- NSG Zugmantel, Emmy Sophie, CC BY-SA 3.0
- NSG 2168 Nußlocher Wiesen-Feld, Deepbluesea70, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Steinbruch Leimen, Blick von Brücke der L 600 nach Süden in Richtung Leimen, JoPaK, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Maikäfer Sandhausenerduenen 23052021, Janek Kasperowski, CC BY 2.0
- Sandhausen Bartholomae, 4028mdk09, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Brühlwegdüne, Michael Linnenbach, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leimen katholische Herz-Jesu-Kirche 20100620, Rudolf Stricker, Attribution
- Eingang Tierpark Walldorf 2015, 4028mdk09, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sandhausen Evangelische Christuskirche 20130602, Rudolf Stricker, CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- Nussloch Katholische Kirche St. Laurentius 20070327, Rudolf Stricker, Public domain
- Loco shed Wiesloch Feldbahn and Industrial Museum, William Boughton, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, wegavision, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, knistertoni, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ramap, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ramap, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, c0rnsnake, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, changchun1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, knistertoni, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, knistertoni, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, knistertoni, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, wegavision, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, knistertoni, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, robffm, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ramap, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, hdvalentin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, knistertoni, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ramap, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, c0rnsnake, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ramap, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, mfa, CC BY-SA 4.0
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