Steinbach, Rhein-Hunsrück
Municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Steinbach is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis (district) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Simmern-Rheinböllen, whose seat is in Simmern.
Steinbach | |
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Coordinates: 50°2′41″N 7°35′43″E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
District | Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis |
Municipal assoc. | Simmern-Rheinböllen |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–24) | Michael Schubach[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 2.60 km2 (1.00 sq mi) |
Elevation | 400 m (1,300 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 133 |
• Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 56291 |
Dialling codes | 06766 |
Vehicle registration | SIM |
The municipality lies in the Hunsrück on the northwest slope of the Simmerbach valley, roughly 8 km northeast of Simmern and 7 km northwest of Rheinböllen. Steinbach's municipal area measures 2.60 km², of which 0.91 km² is wooded.
Beginning in 1794, Steinbach lay under French rule. In 1814 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. Since 1946, it has been part of the then newly founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
What follows is a table of the municipality's population figures for selected years since the early 19th century (each time at 31 December):
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Source: Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz |
The council is made up of 6 council members, who were elected by majority vote at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.[3]
Steinbach's mayor is Michael Schubach.[1]
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