Hauenstein Explained

Type:Ortsgemeinde
Hauenstein
Image Coa:DEU Hauenstein (Pfalz) COA.svg
Coordinates:49.1833°N 59°W
Image Plan:Hauenstein in PS.svg
State:Rheinland-Pfalz
District:Südwestpfalz
Verbandsgemeinde:Hauenstein
Elevation:348
Area:13.91
Postal Code:76846
Area Code:06392
Licence:PS
Gemeindeschlüssel:07 3 40 014
Website:www.hauenstein.de
Mayor:Michael Zimmermann[1]
Leader Term:2019 - 24
Party:CDU

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).

Notes and References

  1. https://www.wahlen.rlp.de/de/kw/wahlen/kd/gebiete/3400000000000.html Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Südwestpfalz