Country Germany Admin. region Detmold Elevation 180 m (590 ft) Area 75.68 km² Population 13,211 (30 Jun 2010) Dialling code 05233 | State North Rhine-Westphalia District Höxter Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Local time Monday 9:45 AM Postal code 32839 Administrative region Detmold | |
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Steinheim is a town in Höxter district in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Contents
- Map of 32839 Steinheim Germany
- Location
- Constituent communities
- History
- Main sights
- Cultural events
- Town council
- Mayors
- Coat of arms
- Transport
- Education
- Town partnerships
- References
Map of 32839 Steinheim, Germany
The middle centre of Steinheim forms the economic, cultural and social hub of the Steinheimer Börde, one of the main territories of the old Prince-Bishopric of Paderborn. This territory was known as Wethi-Weizengau in Saxon times. Particularly scenic are the foothills of the Eggegebirge.
Location
Steinheim lies roughly 15 km southeast of Detmold.
Constituent communities
The greater town of Steinheim consists of the main town of Steinheim and eight outlying villages:
History
Steinheim was granted town rights in 1275 by Simon I, Bishop of Paderborn.[1]
Main sights
Cultural events
Town council
Town council's 26 seats are apportioned as follows, in accordance with municipal elections held on 26 September 2004:
Note: UWG is a citizens' coalition.
Mayors
At the municipal elections, the new mayor Joachim Franzke (CDU) was elected with an absolute majority, succeeding the old mayor Reinhard Spieß (CDU).
Coat of arms
Steinheim's civic coat of arms might heraldically be described thus: In argent a wall with three crenellated towers, the middle tower higher than the two flanking, gules, in the wall below the middle tower a gate Or.
Steinheim's oldest town seal, from the 15th century, shows the wall with the three towers, but not the gate. The wall and towers have figured on all seals since that time, but some seals showed the gate, and others did not. Arms were officially granted the town on 23 March 1908, and showed only the wall and towers, not the gate. On 22 March 1971, the town adopted a new coat of arms whose composition was roughly the same, but it included a narrow green chief (stripe across the top). These arms soon yielded to the present arms when a disagreement arose over the new arms, with the council opposing the new blazon that included the green chief.
The current arms were adopted on 3 July 1972.[2]
Transport
Owing to Steinheim's advantageous location on the north-south-running East Westphalia Road (Ostwestfalenstraße), otherwise known as Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) B252, connections to the B1 (Paderborn-Ruhr area) and Autobahnen A 2 (Hanover-Ruhr area) and A 44 (Dortmund-Kassel) are right at hand.
Steinheim can also be reached by rail throughout the day, with hourly trains from both Hanover and Paderborn.
Education
Steinheim has several kindergartens and daycare centres, two primary schools, one special school, a Realschule and a Gymnasium. Till 2011 Steinheim also had a Hauptschule.
Town partnerships
Steinheim maintains partnership links with the following places [3]: