Steinbach-Hallenberg

Town in Thuringia, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Steinbach-Hallenberg within Schmalkalden-Meiningen district

(2019–25) Markus Böttcher^[1]Area

• Total76.72 km² (29.62 sq mi)Elevation

426 m (1,398 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total9,408 • Density120/km² (320/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

98587

Dialling codes036847Vehicle registrationSMWebsitewww.steinbach-hallenberg.de

Steinbach-Hallenberg is a town in the Schmalkalden-Meiningen district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated in the Thuringian Forest, 8 km east of Schmalkalden, and 13 km northwest of Suhl. The former municipalities Altersbach, Bermbach, Oberschönau, Unterschönau, Rotterode and Viernau were merged into Steinbach-Hallenberg in January 2019.

History

From 1868 to 1944, Steinbach-Hallenberg was part of the Prussian Province of Hesse-Nassau.

References

^ Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen, accessed 14 July 2021.
^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2022" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.