Hauenstein

Municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Hauenstein within Südwestpfalz district

(2019–24) Michael Zimmermann^[1] (CDU)Area

• Total13.91 km² (5.37 sq mi)Elevation

348 m (1,142 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total3,969 • Density290/km² (740/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

76846

Dialling codes06392Vehicle registrationPSWebsitewww.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.