Schönau () is a ''

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'' (borough) in the north of

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, Germany. Covering an area of 2.97 km², it lies next to the Käfertaler Wald and has a population of 12,493 people as of December 31, 2019.

Geography

Schönau lies between the A 6 in the north, the marshalling yard of the Mannheim–Frankfurt railway line in the east and Frankenthaler Straße in the southwest. In the west lies

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, in the north

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, in the east the Käfertaler Wald (forest), in the southeast Gartenstadt and in the south Waldhof. Schönau is more or less divided into three parts: housing developments in the south, the new development area in the north-east and the apartment blocks with social housing in the north-west.

Sights

Mannheim-Schoenau-Emmaus.jpg, Emmauskirche Mannheim-Schoenau-Gut-Hirten-Kirche.jpg, Gute-Hirten-Kirche Mannheim-Schoenau-Stephanuskirche.jpg, Stephanuszentrum The Protestant '' Emmauskirche'' (''Emmaus Church'') dates from 1953. The Catholic ''Gute-Hirten-Kirche'' (''Good Stepherd Church'') was completed in 1959 with the steeple. The Protestant ''Stephanuszentrum'' (''Stephanus Center'') in Schönau-Nord from 1967 was expanded with a bell tower in 1993. East of the Riedbahn is the Käfertaler Wald, the largest forest in Mannheim and a popular local recreation area.

Economy and infrastructure

At 7.8%, Schönau has the highest unemployment rate among all districts in Mannheim as of 2020. However, a lot of money is being invested in the district and it is developing rapidly. Mannheim-Schoenau-Schule

Schönau is equipped with a citizen service office of the city of Mannheim. There is a police post in the center of the district. The following educational institutions should be mentioned: ''Johanna-Geissmar-Gymnasium'' (named after the pediatrician; Gymnasium with the largest accessible area during school breaks in Mannheim), ''Schönauschule'', ''Hans-Christian-Andersen-Ganztagesgrundschule'' and ''Kerschensteinerschule''. The Johanna-Geissmar-Gymnasium also has a branch of the city library. On the western edge of Schönau, on Königsberger Allee, there is an industrial park in which

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is the largest employer. The development can be roughly divided into three sections: housing developments in the south, a new development area in the north-east and blocks of flats with social housing in the north-west, about what

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made a documentation named '' Hartz und herzlich'', which has led to a negative image of the district. According to German weekly news magazine

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, "Die einzigen, die hier noch richtig Karriere machen, sind Drogendealer und Gangsterrapper" ("The only ones who still make a real career here are

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s and gangster rappers").

Sports

Sports and association football in particular were and are indispensable in Mannheim. There is a local football club in the Schönau district. TSV 47 Mannheim-Schönau plays in the 2011/'12 season in the district class A.

Notable people

* Helga Klein (15 August 1931 – 27 January 2021), German sprinter *

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(born 21 May 1962), German association football player * Norbert Hofmann (born 1 January 1972), German football player *

Sergio Peter Sergio Mario Peter (born 12 October 1986) is a German former professional footballer who played as a winger. Early career Born in Ludwigshafen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Peter began his career with TSV Mannheim Schönau and joined local heavyweigh ...

(born 12 October 1986), German association football player

Literature

* Alfred Heierling: ''Mannheim-Schönau: Von einer Randsiedlung zum Stadtteil''. Mannheim 1999. * Alfred Heierling: ''Chronik Mannheim-Schönau II''. Mannheim 2008. * Matthias Möller: ''Ein recht direktes Völkchen? Mannheim-Schönau und die Darstellung kollektiver Gewalt gegen Flüchtlinge''. Frankfurt/Main 2007.

External links

Official website
(in German)

References

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