Steinhöring

Steinhöring
Steinhöring
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Upper Bavaria
District Ebersberg
Mayor Max Niedermeier (CSU)
Basic statistics
Area 36.29 km2 (14.01 sq mi)
Elevation 519 m  (1703 ft)
Population 3,912 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 108 /km2 (279 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate EBE
Postal code 85643
Area code 08094
Website www.gemeinde-steinhoering.de

Steinhöring is a community in the Upper Bavarian district of Ebersberg.

Contents

Geography

Steinhöring lies in the Munich Region. It includes two traditional rural land units (Gemarkungen in German) named Sankt Christoph and Steinhöring.

History

The community’s first documentary mention was in 824. By the 16th century, Steinhöring boasted a regionally important postal station. It belonged to the Rentamt of Munich and the Court of Swabia of the Electorate of Bavaria and was the seat of a Hauptmannschaft.

In 1936, the Nazi racial organization Lebensborn’s first “Mother-Child-Home” (Mutter-Kind-Heim) was opened in Steinhöring.

In the course of administrative reforms in Bavaria, the current community came into being with the community edict in 1818. In 1972, the former community of St. Christoph was amalgamated with Steinhöring.

Population development

The community’s land area was home to 2,395 inhabitants in 1970, 3,068 in 1987 and 3,540 in 2000.

Politics

The mayor (Bürgermeister) is Alois Hofstetter (Parteilose Wählergemeinschaft).

The community’s tax revenue for 1999, converted to euros, was €1,641,000, of which €204,000 was business taxes.

Coat of arms

Steinhöring’s arms might heraldically be described thus: Party per fess, above in argent a half ibex rampant sable, below in azure a horizontal postal horn argent.

Economy and infrastructure

According to official statistics, 14 contributors to the social welfare rolls were employed in agriculture and forestry, whereas in industry the figure was 357. In trade and transport it was 42, and in other fields 377. Contributors working from home numbered 1,190. There were none in processing industries. Five businesses were in contracting. Furthermore, in 1999 there were 106 businesses in agriculture with a total productive area of 2090 ha, of which 861 ha was cropland and 1 225 ha was meadowland.

Education

In 2010, the following institutions existed in Steinhöring:

References

  1. ^ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes" (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung. 31 December 2010. https://www.statistikdaten.bayern.de/genesis/online?language=de&sequenz=tabelleErgebnis&selectionname=12411-009r&sachmerkmal=QUASTI&sachschluessel=SQUART04&startjahr=2010&endjahr=2010. 
  2. ^ Korbinianschule Steinhöring

External links

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.