Herrstein

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Herrstein
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Herrstein
Herrstein (Germany)
Herrstein
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Birkenfeld
Municipal assoc. Herrstein
Mayor Hans Walter Teusch
Basic statistics
Area 4.79 km² (1.8 sq mi)
Elevation 320 m  (1050 ft)
Population 831  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 173 /km² (449 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate BIR
Postal code 55756
Area code 06785
Website www.vg-herrstein.de

Coordinates: 49°46′46″N 07°20′19″E / 49.77944, 7.33861

Herrstein is a municipality in the district of Birkenfeld, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Hunsrück, approx. 10 km north of Idar-Oberstein.

Herrstein is very famous for its historical centre. In the early 18th century German robber and murderer "Schinderhannes" was imprisoned in Herrstein.

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