Steinebach an der Wied
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Location of Steinebach an der Wied within Westerwaldkreis district  | |
  Steinebach an der Wied  Steinebach an der Wied | |
| Coordinates: 50°36′36″N 7°48′17″E / 50.61000°N 7.80472°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Hachenburg |
| Subdivisions | 4 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Heinz Schneider[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.30 km2 (3.20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 378 m (1,240 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 820 |
| • Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 57629 |
| Dialling codes | 02662 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.steinebach-wied.de |
Steinebach an der Wied is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography[edit]
Location[edit]
On the southern boundary of the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg (a kind of collective municipality whose seat is in the like-named town), in the northwest of the Westerwaldkreis, on the Westerwald Lake Plateau and on the Wied lies the community of Steinebach an der Wied.
Constituent communities[edit]
Steinebach an der Wied's Ortsteile are Steinebach, Schmidthahn, Langenbaum and Seeburg.
Politics[edit]
The municipal council is made up of 13 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
Culture and sightseeing[edit]
Buildings[edit]
In the community are found the ruins of a castle, Burg Steinebach (on the Wied).
Economy and infrastructure[edit]
Steinebach an der Wied is linked to the long-distance road network by Bundesstraße 8, which also links the community with the middle centres of Hachenburg and Altenkirchen. The Autobahn interchanges Mogendorf and Dierdorf on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt) can be reached by way of Bundesstraße 8/Bundesstraße 413. The Hennef interchange on the A 5 can be reached directly by Bundesstraße 8. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
References[edit]
- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
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