Steinheim, Westphalia

Steinheim
View of Steinheim with the Catholic Parish Church of Saint Mary
View of Steinheim with the Catholic Parish Church of Saint Mary
Coat of arms of Steinheim
Location of Steinheim within Höxter district
BrakelSteinheimBorgentreichNieheimHöxterBad DriburgWillebadessenMarienmünsterBeverungenWarburgNorth Rhine-WestphaliaLippe (district)Paderborn (district)HochsauerlandkreisHesseLower Saxony
Steinheim is located in Germany
Steinheim
Steinheim
Steinheim is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Steinheim
Steinheim
Coordinates: 51°51′57″N 09°05′40″E / 51.86583°N 9.09444°E / 51.86583; 9.09444
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDetmold
DistrictHöxter
Subdivisions9
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Carsten Torke[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total75.68 km2 (29.22 sq mi)
Elevation
180 m (590 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total12,643
 • Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
32839
Dialling codes05233
Vehicle registrationHX
Websitewww.steinheim.de
Steinheim, catholic church in the street

Steinheim (Low German: Staime) is a town in Höxter district in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

The middle centre of Steinheim forms the economic, cultural and social hub of the Steinheimer Börde, one of the main territories of the old Prince-Bishopric of Paderborn. This territory was known as Wethi-Weizengau in Saxon times. Particularly scenic are the foothills of the Eggegebirge.

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.

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