Birstein

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Birstein
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Birstein
Birstein (Germany)
Birstein
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Darmstadt
District Main-Kinzig-Kreis
Municipal subdivisions 16 Ortsteile
Mayor Wolfgang Gottlieb (Ind.)
Basic statistics
Area 86.63 km² (33.4 sq mi)
Elevation 268-570 m
Population 6,598  (31/12/2004)
 - Density 76 /km² (197 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate MKK
Postal code 63633
Area code 06054
Website www.birstein.de

Coordinates: 50°21′11″N 9°18′33″E / 50.35306, 9.30917

Birstein is a municipality on the northern edge of the Main-Kinzig-Kreis in Hesse, Germany. It was the home of the former principality of Isenburg-Birstein.