Stein-Neukirch
Stein-Neukirch | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Stein-Neukirch within Westerwaldkreis district Westerwaldkreis | |
| Municipal assoc. | Rennerod |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Daniel Haas[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.15 km2 (2.76 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 615 m (2,018 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 447 |
| • Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56479 |
| Dialling codes | 02667 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.rennerod.de |
Stein-Neukirch is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography
The community of Stein-Neukirch lies in the Westerwald between Siegen in the north and Limburg in the south. At 605 m above sea level, it is the Westerwald's highest community. The Stegskopf and Salzburger Kopf are, at 654 m and 653 m respectively, Stein-Neukirch's landmark mountains.
History
The church in the constituent community of Neukirch had its first documented mention in 1231. The "new church" (neue Kirche in
Politics
Community council
The council is made up of eight council members, most recently elected in a
Coat of arms
The basalt columns in the community's arms stand for the constituent community of Stein (whose name in German means "stone"), and the churches stand for the constituent community of Neukirch, making this an example of canting arms (that is, the charges in the arms suggest the community's name, Stein-Neukirch).
Regular events
Until 2015, the Stein-Neukirch
Economy and infrastructure
References
- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
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