Hauenstein | |
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 German Shoe Museum | |
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Location of Hauenstein within Südwestpfalz district  | |
  Hauenstein  Hauenstein | |
| Coordinates: 49°11′N 7°52′E / 49.183°N 7.867°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Südwestpfalz |
| Municipal assoc. | Hauenstein |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Michael Zimmermann [1] ( CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.91 km2 (5.37 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 348 m (1,142 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)
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| • Total | 3,969 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (740/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
| Postal codes | 76846 |
| Dialling codes | 06392 |
| Vehicle registration | PS |
| Website | www.hauenstein.de |
Hauenstein is a municipality in the Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Palatinate forest, approximately 20 km east of Pirmasens, and 20 km west of Landau.
Hauenstein is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Hauenstein.
It is an important centre for the shoe industry, and is home to the German Shoe Museum (Deutsches Schuhmuseum).
References
- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Südwestpfalz, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
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