Country Germany District Westerwaldkreis Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Area 7.15 km² Population 438 (31 Dec 2008) Dialling code 02667 | State Rhineland-Palatinate Elevation 615 m (2,018 ft) Postal codes 56479 Local time Monday 8:55 AM Postal code 56479 Municipal assoc. Rennerod | |
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Stein-Neukirch is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Contents
- Map of 56479 Stein Neukirch Germany
- Location
- History
- Community council
- Coat of arms
- Regular events
- Transport
- References
Map of 56479 Stein-Neukirch, Germany
Location
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. 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 documentary mention in 1231. The “new church” (“neue Kirche” in German) originally functioned as a resistance and fortress church. Later it was the community’s ecclesiastical-cultural hub on the high plateau of the Westerwald. In the Middle Ages, Neukirch was a court seat, and formed with the High Westerwald’s two other court regions, Marienberg and Emmerichenhain, the “Lordship over the Westerwald”, long governed by the House of Nassau.
Community council
The council is made up of 8 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
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
On the first weekend in August, the Stein-Neukirch kermis is held. Neukirch Market is very popular and is celebrated traditionally.
Transport
Right near the community, Bundesstraßen 54, linking Limburg an der Lahn with Siegen, and 414, leading from Driedorf-Hohenroth to Hachenburg, cross each other. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Haiger/Burbach on the A 45 (Dortmund–Hanau), some 14 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.