Herrstein
Herrstein | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Herrstein
within Birkenfeld district
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Location of Herrstein | |
Herrstein Herrstein | |
| Coordinates: 49°46′46″N 07°20′19″E / 49.77944°N 7.33861°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Birkenfeld |
| Municipal assoc. | Herrstein-Rhaunen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Eberhard Weber |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.81 km2 (1.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 320 m (1,050 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31) | |
• Total | 760 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 55756 |
| Dialling codes | 06785 |
| Vehicle registration | BIR |
| Website | www.vg-herrstein.de |
Herrstein (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛʁʃtaɪn]) is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Birkenfeld district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde Herrstein-Rhaunen.