Thin-film sensor element designed to determine and/or monitor the temperature, wherein the thin-film sensor element has a substrate, a resistance structure, a first intermediate conductor, a second intermediate conductor, a third intermediate conductor and a fourth intermediate conductor, wherein a resistance area with the resistance structure is provided in a first area of the substrate, wherein the resistance structure has a temperature-dependent electrical resistance and is made from a cold-conducting material, characterized in that the resistance structure is structured in such a way - that a first reference point is formed in the resistance area by a branching of a first section of the resistance structure into a first branch and into at least an additional second branch switched in parallel with the first branch, and - that a second reference point is formed in the resistance area by a branching of a second section of the resistance structure into a first branch and into at least an additional branch switched in parallel with the first branch, wherein at least a zone adjacent to the resistance area is provided on the substrate as a contact area with contact surfaces (71, 72, 73, 74) electrically isolated from one another, wherein in the contact area - the first branch of the first section of the resistance structure is connected to the first intermediate conductor in a first contact surface, - the second branch of the first section of the resistance structure is connected to the second intermediate conductor in a second contact surface, - the first branch of the second section of the resistance structure is connected to the third intermediate conductor in a third contact surface, and the second branch of the second section of the resistance structure is connected to the fourth intermediate conductor in a fourth contact surface, and wherein a first cover layer designed to cover the resistance structure is provided in the resistance area and a second cover layer designed to cover the contact surfaces (71, 72, 73, 74) is provided in the contact area. wherein the thin-film sensor element has a substrate, a resistance structure, a first intermediate conductor, a second intermediate conductor, a third intermediate conductor and a fourth intermediate conductor, wherein a resistance area with the resistance structure is provided in a first area of the substrate, wherein the resistance structure has a temperature-dependent electrical resistance and is made from a cold-conducting material, characterized in that the resistance structure is structured in such a way - that a first reference point is formed in the resistance area by a branching of a first section of the resistance structure into a first branch and into at least an additional second branch switched in parallel with the first branch, and - that a second reference point is formed in the resistance area by a branching of a second section of the resistance structure into a first branch and into at least an additional branch switched in parallel with the first branch, - that a first reference point is formed in the resistance area by a branching of a first section of the resistance structure into a first branch and into at least an additional second branch switched in parallel with the first branch, and - that a second reference point is formed in the resistance area by a branching of a second section of the resistance structure into a first branch and into at least an additional branch switched in parallel with the first branch, wherein at least a zone adjacent to the resistance area is provided on the substrate as a contact area with contact surfaces (71, 72, 73, 74) electrically isolated from one another, wherein in the contact area - the first branch of the first section of the resistance structure is connected to the first intermediate conductor in a first contact surface, - the second branch of the first section of the resistance structure is connected to the second intermediate conductor in a second contact surface, - the first branch of the second section of the resistance structure is connected to the third intermediate conductor in a third contact surface, and the second branch of the second section of the resistance structure is connected to the fourth intermediate conductor in a fourth contact surface, - the first branch of the first section of the resistance structure is connected to the first intermediate conductor in a first contact surface, - the second branch of the first section of the resistance structure is connected to the second intermediate conductor in a second contact surface, - the first branch of the second section of the resistance structure is connected to the third intermediate conductor in a third contact surface, and the second branch of the second section of the resistance structure is connected to the fourth intermediate conductor in a fourth contact surface, and wherein a first cover layer designed to cover the resistance structure is provided in the resistance area and a second cover layer designed to cover the contact surfaces (71, 72, 73, 74) is provided in the contact area.