Steinhagen | |
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 St. Georg in Brockhagen, a part of the municipality of Steinhagen | |
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Location of Steinhagen within Gütersloh district  | |
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| Coordinates: 52°00′18″N 08°24′53″E / 52.00500°N 8.41472°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Detmold |
| District | Gütersloh |
| Subdivisions | 3 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Sarah Süß[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 56.18 km2 (21.69 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 99 m (325 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 20,885 |
| • Density | 370/km2 (960/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 33803 |
| Dialling codes | 05204 |
| Vehicle registration | GT |
| Website | www.gemeinde-steinhagen.de |
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 of Gütersloh. The village is well known for producing Schnaps made from juniper berries which are distilled three times. The Schnaps is called Steinhäger or Schinkenhäger and can be clear or dark when unfiltered.
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
- ^ "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.