Steinebach on the Wied

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Coat of arms of the local community of Steinebach an der Wied
Steinebach on the Wied
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Coordinates: 50 ° 37 '  N , 7 ° 48'  E

Basic data
State : Rhineland-Palatinate
County : Westerwaldkreis
Association municipality : Hachenburg
Height : 378 m above sea level NHN
Area : 8.3 km 2
Residents: 836 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 101 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 57629
Area code : 02662
License plate : WW
Community key : 07 1 43 294
Community structure: 4 districts
Association administration address: Gartenstrasse 11
57627 Hachenburg
Website : www.steinebach-wied.de
Local Mayor : Heinz Schneider
Location of the local community of Steinebach an der Wied in the Westerwaldkreis
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Steinebach on the Wied

Steinebach an der Wied is a municipality in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Hachenburg community .

geography

On the southern border of the community of Hachenburg, in the north-western part of the Westerwaldkreis, on the Westerwald lake plateau and the Wied , is the place Steinebach an der Wied.

Districts are Steinebach, Schmidthahn, Langenbaum and Seeburg. The latter is located on the west bank of the Dreifelder Weiher and consists of only a few houses without a village character. The state forest borders Hachenburg to the north and east; in the north lies the Gitzebeul (494 m), in the east the Wildenhahn (497 m) and in the west the Hartenfelser Kopf.

history

View of the village in Schmidthahn

Steinebach an der Wied was formed on June 7, 1969 from the communities Schmidthahn and Steinebach.

Population development

The development of the population of Steinebach an der Wied in relation to today's municipality, the values ​​from 1871 to 1987 are based on censuses:

year Residents
1815 277
1835 501
1871 424
1905 382
1939 407
1950 448
year Residents
1961 464
1970 547
1987 650
1997 805
2005 778
2019 836

politics

Municipal council

New village community center

The council in Steinebach an der Wied consists of twelve council members, who in the local elections on May 26, 2019 in a majority vote were elected, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

mayor

Local mayor Heinz Schneider was confirmed in his office for another five years in the direct election on May 26, 2019 with a share of 53.58% of the vote.

Seeburg

Culture and sights

Archway of Steinebach Castle

The ruins of Steinebach Castle are in the village . Based on the structural characteristics, it is a low castle from the late 12th or early 13th century. Only a gate passage and moats are visible.

Symbolized meadow weir

The Wiedwanderweg is located south of the village in the area of ​​the upper reaches of the Wied. A sculpture park was set up here, which creates a cultural and historical reference to the surroundings. It is a basalt column, a female figure, a symbolized meadow weir, a pilgrim cross and a source symbol.

traffic

Steinebach an der Wied is connected to the regional transport network via federal highway 8 , which runs west of the town . The federal road connects the place with the middle centers Hachenburg and Altenkirchen . You can get to the A 3 Ransbach-Baumbach and Dierdorf autobahn connections via Bundesstrasse 8 / Bundesstrasse 413 . The closest ICE stop is Montabaur train station on the Cologne – Rhein / Main high-speed line . A few kilometers northeast of the village runs the Oberwesterwaldbahn with a train station u. a. in Hachenburg.

Personalities

Prince Johann Friedrich Alexander zu Wied-Neuwied was born in the Seeburg district in 1706 .

See also

Web links

Commons : Steinebach an der Wied  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, municipalities, association communities ( help on this ).
  2. ↑ Official municipality directory (= State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate [Hrsg.]: Statistical volumes . Volume 407 ). Bad Ems February 2016, p. 179 (PDF; 2.8 MB).
  3. ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate - regional data
  4. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections
  5. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. see Hachenburg, Verbandsgemeinde, 28th line of results. Retrieved June 8, 2020 .
  6. ↑ WW-Kurier: The Westerwaldkreis has voted. MVV Medienverlag Westerwald-Sieg UG & Co. KG, Wissen, May 25, 2014, accessed on June 8, 2020 .
  7. ^ Entry by Jens Friedhoff zu Steinebach in the scientific database " EBIDAT " of the European Castle Institute, accessed on August 17, 2016.
  8. ↑ Information boards on site