Steinen, Rhineland-Palatinate

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Steinen
Municipality
Coat of arms of Steinen
Coat of arms
Location of Steinen within Westerwaldkreis district
Steinen is located in Germany
Steinen
Steinen
Steinen is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Steinen
Steinen
Coordinates: 50°34′25″N 7°48′25″E / 50.57361°N 7.80694°E / 50.57361; 7.80694
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Selters (Westerwald)
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Mario Reifenberg[1]
Area
 • Total
4.20 km2 (1.62 sq mi)
Elevation
410 m (1,350 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
241
 • Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56244
Dialling codes02626
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.steinen-westerwald.de

Steinen (German pronunciation: [ˈʃtaɪnən] ⓘ) is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Geography

Steinen lies 5 km from Herschbach and 7 km from Selters on the Westerwald Lake Plateau. In the contest Unser Dorf soll schöner werden - unser Dorf hat Zukunft ("Our village should be lovelier – our village has a future"), Steinen was distinguished several times. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Selters, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

Politics

The municipal council is made up of 13 council members, as well as the honorary and presiding mayor (Ortsbürgermeister).

References

  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.


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