Hauenstein

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Hauenstein
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Hauenstein
Hauenstein (Germany)
Hauenstein
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Südwestpfalz
Municipal assoc. Hauenstein
Mayor Bernhard Rödig (FDP)
Basic statistics
Area 13.91 km² (5.4 sq mi)
Elevation 348 m  (1142 ft)
Population 4,094  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 294 /km² (762 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate PS
Postal code 76846
Area code 06392
Website www.hauenstein.de

Coordinates: 49°11′23″N 7°51′43″E / 49.18972, 7.86194

Hauenstein is a municipality in the Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Palatinate forest, approximately 20 km east of Pirmasens, and 20 km west of Landau.

Hauenstein is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Hauenstein.