Steinhagen, North Rhine-Westphalia

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Steinhagen
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Detmold
District	Gütersloh
Local subdivisions	3
Mayor	Klaus Besser (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	56.18 km² (21.7 sq mi)
Elevation	99 m  (325 ft)
Population	19,967  (31/12/2006)
- Density	355 /km² (921 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	GT
Postal code	33803
Area code	05204
Website	www.gemeinde-steinhagen.de Coordinates: 52°00′18″N 08°24′53″E / 52.005, 8.41472

Steinhagen is a municipality in the district of Gütersloh in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the south slope of the Teutoburg Forest, approx. 10 km west of Bielefeld and 15 km north og Gütersloh. The town is well known for producing Schnaps made from juniper berries which are 3 times distilled. The Schnaps is called Steinhäger or Schinkenhäger and can be clear or dark when unfiltered. Steinhagen is home to many Arminia Bielefeld players including Sibusiso Zuma and former player Detlev Dammeier. Arminia Bielefeld is a German Bundesliga team that has been in the 1st division for a few years. In Steinhagen there is a pond fed by an underground spring or "Quelle". Local People use it as a beach. North of Steinhagen is a Television tower that provides Television service to the Greater Bielefeld Area.

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