Steinhöring

Infobox German Location
Wappen = Wappen von Steinhöring.pnglat_deg = 48 |lat_min = 5
lon_deg = 12 |lon_min = 2
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Bayern
Regierungsbezirk = Oberbayern
Landkreis = Ebersberg
Höhe = 519
Fläche = 36.29
Einwohner = 3893
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 85643
Vorwahl = 08094
Kfz = EBE
Gemeindeschlüssel = 09 1 75 137
Straße = Berger Str. 3
Website = [http://www.gemeinde-steinhoering.de www.gemeinde-steinhoering.de]
Bürgermeister = Max Niedermeier
Partei = CSU

Steinhöring is a community in the Upper Bavarian district of Ebersberg.

Geography

Steinhöring lies in the Munich Region. It includes two traditional rural land units ("Gemarkungen" in German) named Sankt Christoph and Steinhöring.

History

The community’s first documentary mention was in 824. By the 16th century, Steinhöring boasted a regionally important postal station. It belonged to the "Rentamt" of Munich and the Court of Swabia of the Electorate of Bavaria and was the seat of a "Hauptmannschaft".

In 1936, the Nazi racial organization Lebensborn’s first “Mother-Child-Home” ("Mutter-Kind-Heim") was opened in Steinhöring.

In the course of administrative reforms in Bavaria, the current community came into being with the community edict in 1818. In 1972, the former community of St. Christoph was amalgamated with Steinhöring.

Population development

The community’s land area was home to 2,395 inhabitants in 1970, 3,068 in 1987 and 3,540 in 2000.

Politics

The mayor ("Bürgermeister") is Max Niedermeier (CSU). The community’s tax revenue for 1999, converted to euros, was €1,641,000, of which €204,000 was business taxes.

Coat of arms

Steinhöring’s arms might heraldically be described thus: Party per fess, above in argent a half ibex rampant sable, below in azure a horizontal postal horn argent.

Economy and infrastructure

According to official statistics, 14 contributors to the social welfare rolls were employed in agriculture and forestry, whereas in industry the figure was 357. In trade and transport it was 42, and in other fields 377. Contributors working from home numbered 1,190. There were none in processing industries. Five businesses were in contracting. Furthermore, in 1999 there were 106 businesses in agriculture with a total productive area of 2090 ha, of which 861 ha was cropland and 1 225 ha was meadowland.

Education

In 1999, the following institutions existed in Steinhöring:
*Kindergartens: 147 kindergarten places with 134 children
*Elementary schools: 1 with 14 teachers and 260 pupils

External links

* [http://www.gemeinde-steinhoering.de/ Community’s website]