Hockenheim

Hockenheim is a German city in northwest Baden-Württemberg, about 20 km south of Mannheim.

Places of interest

The tobacco museum in Hockenheim, which opened in 1984, was the first museum of its kind in Baden-Wuerttemberg. In 1986, the motorsport museum opened at the Hockenheimring. The city's water tower, constructed in 1910 in art nouveau, is the landmark of the city. Other buildings of historical significance include the Evangelist town church, a 1906 neo-baroque by architect Hermann Behaghel; the Catholic church (1910), done in art nouveau with a high tower, by Johannes Schroth; and the old Catholic church (1817), serving as a community center today, which has a late Gothic choir tower in classical hall construction.

Related Topics:
Tobacco - Museum - 1984 - 1986 - Motorsport - Water tower - 1910 - Art nouveau - Landmark - Building - Evangelist - Church - 1906 - Baroque - Architect - Hermann Behaghel - Johannes Schroth - 1817 - Gothic

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