Steinefrenz

Steinefrenz
Location of Steinefrenz within Westerwaldkreis district

Location of Steinefrenz
Steinefrenz
Steinefrenz
Coordinates: 50°27′33″N 07°55′57″E / 50.45917°N 7.93250°E / 50.45917; 7.93250
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Wallmerod
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Michael Hannappel[1]
Area
 • Total
4.86 km2 (1.88 sq mi)
Elevation
275 m (902 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
771
 • Density159/km2 (411/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56414
Dialling codes06435
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.steinefrenz.de

Steinefrenz is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Steinefrenz is located in the administrative district Westerwaldkreis and has a population of 803 people (Dec. 2020).

Geography

The community is located within the Westerwald, between Montabaur and Limburg an der Lahn and 25 km away from Koblenz. It is associated to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wallmerod an association of municipalities having its seat in the same-named town.

History

In 959 Steinefrenz had its first documentary mention as Brencede.

Politics

The municipal council is made up of 12 council members who are elected for a period of four years in a majority vote in a municipal election.

Economy and infrastructure

East of the community runs Bundesstraße 8, linking Limburg an der Lahn and Hennef. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Diez on the A 3 (CologneFrankfurt), some 7 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stops are Montabaur station and Limburg Süd station on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line. It has a station on the Lower Westerwald Railway Unterwesterwaldbahn from Limburg to Siershahn.

References

  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.