Steinen, Rhineland-Palatinate
Municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Steinen (German pronunciation: [ˈʃtaɪnən] ⓘ) is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Steinen | |
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_COA.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Steinen
within Westerwaldkreis district | |
 Interactive map of Steinen | |
  Steinen Location within Germany  Steinen Location within Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| Coordinates: 50°34′25″N 7°48′25″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Selters (Westerwald) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Mario Reifenberg[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.22 km2 (1.63 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 410 m (1,350 ft) |
| Population (2025-12-31)[3] | |
• Total | 206 |
| • Density | 48.8/km2 (126/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56244 |
| Dialling codes | 02626 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.steinen-westerwald.de |
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 has been recognized several times. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Selters, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the town of the same name.
Politics
The municipal council is made up of 13 council members, and the honorary, presiding mayor (Ortsbürgermeister).
