Steinefrenz
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| Steinefrenz | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Wallmerod |
| Mayor | Klaus-Dieter Kühner |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 4.86 km² (1.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 275 m (902 ft) |
| Population | 773 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 159 /km² (412 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | WW |
| Postal code | 56414 |
| Area code | 06435 |
| Website | www.steinefrenz.de |
| Location of Steinefrenz within Westerwaldkreis district | |
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Steinefrenz is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
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[edit] Geography
[edit] Location
The community lies in the Westerwald between Montabaur and Limburg an der Lahn, and 25 km from Koblenz. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wallmerod, a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate. Its seat is in the like-named town.
[edit] History
In 959, Steinefrenz had its first documentary mention as Brencede.
[edit] Politics
[edit] Community council
The council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
[edit] Economy and infrastructure
[edit] Transport
East of the community runs Bundesstraße 8, linking Limburg an der Lahn and Hennef. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Diez on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 7 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stops are the railway stations at Montabaur and Limburg an der Lahn on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
[edit] External links
- Steinefrenz (German)
This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
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