Steinebach an der Wied

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
image_photo =
Wappen = Wappen von Steinebach an der Wied.pnglat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 36 |lat_sec = 36
lon_deg = 7 |lon_min = 48 |lon_sec = 17
Lageplan = Steinebach an der Wied im Westerwaldkreis.pngBundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
Landkreis = Westerwaldkreis
Verbandsgemeinde = Hachenburg
Höhe = 378
Fläche = 8.30
Einwohner = 794
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 57629
Vorwahl = 02662
Kfz = WW
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 1 43 294
Gliederung = 4
Adresse-Verband = Gartenstraße 11
57627 Hachenburg
Website = [http://www.steinebach-wied.de www.steinebach-wied.de]
Bürgermeister = Heinrich Schneider

Steinebach an der Wied is an "Ortsgemeinde" – a community belonging to a "Verbandsgemeinde" – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Geography

Location

On the southern boundary of the "Verbandsgemeinde" of Hachenburg (a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate whose seat is in the like-named town), in the northwest of the Westerwaldkreis, on the Westerwald Lake Plateau and on the Wied lies the community of Steinebach an der Wied.

Constituent communities

Steinebach an der Wied’s "Ortsteile" are Steinebach, Schmidthahn, Langenbaum and Seeburg.

Community council

The council is made up of 13 council members, including the extraofficial mayor ("Bürgermeister"), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Culture and sightseeing

Buildings

In the community are found the ruins of a castle, Burg Steinebach (on the Wied).

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

Steinebach an der Wied is linked to the long-distance road network by "Bundesstraße" 8, which also links the community with the middle centres of Hachenburg and Altenkirchen. The Autobahn interchanges "Mogendorf" and "Dierdorf" on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt) can be reached by way of "Bundesstraße" 8/"Bundesstraße" 413. The "Hennef" interchange on the A 5 can be reached directly by "Bundesstraße" 8. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

External links

* [http://www.hachenburg-vg.de/08_gemeinden/steinebach Steinebach an der Wied in the collective municipality’s Web pages] de icon