Steinberg, Saxony

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Steinberg
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
Admin. region	Chemnitz
District	Vogtlandkreis
Local subdivisions	3
Mayor	Bernd Roßberg (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	20.43 km² (7.9 sq mi)
Elevation	585-625 m
Population	3,051  (31/12/2006)
- Density	149 /km² (387 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	V
Postal code	08237
Area code	037462
Website	www.gemeinde-steinberg.de Coordinates: 50°32′20″N 12°28′40″E / 50.53889, 12.47778

Steinberg is a municipality in the Vogtlandkreis district, in Saxony, Germany. It was established in 1994 by the merger of the three villages Rothenkirchen, Wernesgrün and Wildenau and named after the nearby Steinberg (661m/2168ft), part of the Ore Mountains.

Wernesgrün is home of the Wernesgrüner brewery.

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