Seeheim-Jugenheim is a

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in the

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district in

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. It has a population of approximately 17,000. Seeheim-Jugenheim consists of seven villages: *

Balkhausen Balkhausen is a village of 693 inhabitants forming part of the municipality Seeheim-Jugenheim, Darmstadt-Dieburg district in Hesse, Germany. Geography Balkhausen lies in the Vorderer Odenwald in South Hesse in the valley between the Melibokus - ...

(population 693) *Jugenheim (population 4,448) *Malchen (population 1,004) *Ober-Beerbach (population 1,269) *Seeheim (population 9,060) *Steigerts (population 81) *Stettbach (population 144) The municipality was formed on January 1, 1977 through the unification of the previously separate municipalities of Seeheim and Jugenheim. Until January 1, 1978 the municipality was known as Seeheim; after that it became known as Seeheim-Jugenheim. It is known for its

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trails to the nearby

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Melibokus The Melibokus (also ''Melibocus'', ''Malchen'' or ''Malschen'') is at 517 metres (1696 feet), the highest hill in the Bergstraße region of southern Hesse, central Germany. It was also the name of a hill in Germania described by classical s ...

. Seeheim-Jugenheim has been home to several notable residents throughout history, including

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as well as writers

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and Helene Christaller. Further it has been an ancient Jewish Community. Industrial and commercial activity in Seeheim-Jugenheim is close to nonexistent; thus, most of its residents work in the nearby cities of

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Notable people

Christian Alvart Christian Alvart (born 28 May 1974 in Jugenheim) is a German filmmaker and screenwriter. Prior to working in the film business Christian Alvart worked in various positions, most recently as a senior editor at Filmmagzin X-TRO. In 1999, he made ...

(born 1974), German filmmaker *

Georg-Christof Bertsch Georg-Christof Bertsch (born 30 May 1959 in Seeheim-Jugenheim) is a German corporate identity and organizational behavior consultant (Systemische Organisationsberatung according to SW&F). Background Georg-Christof Bertsch is the third son to Rober ...

(born 1959), German designer *

Walter Christaller Walter Christaller (April 21, 1893 – March 9, 1969), was a German geographer whose principal contribution to the discipline is central place theory, first published in 1933. This groundbreaking theory was the foundation of the study of citie ...

(1893-1969), German geographer *

Hans-Joachim Heist Hans-Joachim Heist (born January 11, 1949 in Seeheim-Jugenheim) is a German actor and comedian. Life Heist works as actor and comedian in television programs on German broadcasters. In German satire programme ''heute-show'' on German broadcast ...

(born 1949), German actor and comedian *

Eleonore Marguerre Eleonore Marguerre (born 8 January 1978) is a German opera singer (coloratura soprano) with Belgic-French ancestors. Her roles have included ''La traviata'', Konstanze in ''Die Entführung aus dem Serail'', and the title role in Aribert Reimann's ...

(born 1978), German opera singer *

Uwe Scholz Uwe Scholz (31 December 1958 – 21 November 2004) was a German ballet dancer, director, and choreographer. Life Scholz was born in Jugenheim (now Seeheim-Jugenheim) in Hesse, Germany on 31 December 1958, and moved as a child to the Landestheater ...

(1958-2004), German ballet dancer and choreographer *

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(born 1968) German jurist

Twin towns

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, since 1982 *

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, since 1997 *

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, since 2008 *

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, since 2018

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Twin towns

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