Steinau an der Straße is a town of around 10,000 inhabitants in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse , Germany . It is situated on the river Kinzig , 32 kilometres (20 mi) southwest of Fulda . The name Steinau refers to stones in the river; an der Straße, meaning on the road, refers to the historic trade route Via Regia from Leipzig to Frankfurt on which it was located. Steinau is best known for the Brothers Grimm who spent part of their childhood here.
12-994: Steinau can refer to: Steinau an der Straße , a town in Hesse, Germany Steinau, Lower Saxony , a town in Lower Saxony, Germany Steinau an der Oder, the German name for Ścinawa , a town in southwestern Poland Steinau, the German name for Stonava , a village in the Czech Republic Two tributaries of the Sieber in Osterode am Harz district in Germany: Große Steinau Kleine Steinau The Silesian Duchy of Steinau [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
24-543: A Protestant minister in Steinau, and their father, Philipp Grimm , returned to his boyhood home as Amtmann (clerk) in 1791. The family lived in his official residence ( Amtshaus ) until 1796, when Phillip died. Jacob and Wilhelm went to live with their aunt in Hanau to finish their education, and the rest of the family remained in Steinau until 1805 in a house, Die Alte Kellerei , that still stands today at Brückentor . It
36-516: Is considered the municipality's founding document. The town's heyday was in the 16th century, when the town church was rebuilt in Gothic style and increased in size. In 1528-55 the castle, since the 13th century a residence of the Counts of Hanau was rebuilt as a Renaissance palace. Schloss Steinau with its 35 metres (115 ft) high bergfried remains the town's landmark. In 1561, the town hall
48-587: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Steinau an der Stra%C3%9Fe Steinau is located at an elevation of around 175 metres (574 ft) above NHN in the valley of the Kinzig river which divides the hills of the Spessart (to the south) from the Vogelsberg (to the north). The municipal territory extends into both ranges. Steinau consists of
60-669: Is one of many half-timbered buildings that can be found throughout the town. Steinau lies on the Kinzig Valley Railway (Hesse) and offers hourly connections to Frankfurt and Fulda . Freiensteinau Freiensteinau is a municipality in the Vogelsbergkreis in Hesse , Germany . Freiensteinau lies on the southern slopes of the Vogelsberg Mountains . Freiensteinau borders in the north on
72-491: The 8th century. The first church was built in the 9th century. In the mid-13th century, St. Catherine's Church was big enough to accommodate burials on its grounds. On 4 July 1290, Emperor Rudolf von Habsburg granted a charter awarding Steinau the status of town and permitting it to hold a weekly market. This may have been motivated in part by Steinau's position on the Via Regia connecting Frankfurt and Leipzig. This charter
84-573: The community of Grebenhain , in the northeast on the community of Hosenfeld ( Fulda district), in the east on the community of Neuhof (Fulda district), in the south on the town of Steinau an der Straße ( Main-Kinzig-Kreis ) and in the west on the community of Birstein (Main-Kinzig-Kreis). The community consists of the twelve centres of Freiensteinau (administrative seat), Holzmühl, Fleschenbach, Salz, Ober-Moos, Nieder-Moos, Gunzenau, Reichlos, Weidenau, Reinhards, Hessisch Radmühl and Preußisch Radmühl. The municipal elections on 26 March 2006 yielded
96-472: The following Stadtteile : Bellings [ de ] , Hintersteinau [ de ] , Klesberg, Marborn [ de ] , Marjoß [ de ] , Neustall [ de ] , Sarrod [ de ] , Rabenstein [ de ] , Rebsdorf [ de ] , Seidenroth [ de ] , Steinau proper, Uerzell [ de ] and Ulmbach [ de ] . The neighbouring communities are from
108-745: The following results: Elections in March 2016 In July 2014 Sascha Spielberger was elected the new mayor, he started in office in December 2014, and was re-elected in 2020. Former mayors: The organ at the Evangelical Church in Nieder-Moos was built in 1790-1791 by Johann-Markus Oestreich from Oberbimbach near Fulda . Every year, the Nieder-Mooser Sommerkonzerte (Nieder-Moos Summer Concerts) take place around
120-462: The north (clockwise): Freiensteinau , Neuhof , Flieden , Schlüchtern , the unincorporated area Gutsbezirk Spessart which completely surrounds the Stadtteil of Marjoß, Bad Soden-Salmünster and Birstein . The name Steinau is probably derived from Steinaha , Alemannic for "water flowing over rocks". Archaeological evidence indicates that there was a small settlement in this area in
132-424: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Steinau&oldid=628888949 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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#1732758547289144-817: Was built, followed a year later by the Amtshaus , seat of the Amtsmann , the local representative of the ruler. Like many other towns, Steinau suffered severely during the Thirty Years' War which brought plundering, fire and the plague. Another setback followed in the 18th century during the Seven Years' War . Only in the later part of that century did an economic upturn set in. The Brothers (Jacob and Wilhelm) Grimm , famous for their collections of fairy tales and folklore, lived in Steinau during their childhood. Their grandfather, Friedrich Grimm (1730–1777) had been
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