Steinhagen, North Rhine-Westphalia

Steinhagen
Municipality
St. Georg Church in Brockhagen, a part of the municipality of Steinhagen
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Steinhagen within Gütersloh district
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Detmold
District	Gütersloh
Subdivisions	3
Government
• Mayor	Klaus Besser (SPD)
Area
• Total	56.18 km2 (21.69 sq mi)
Elevation	99 m (325 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)
• Total	20,885
• Density	370/km2 (960/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	33803
Dialling codes	05204
Vehicle registration	GT
Website	www.gemeinde-steinhagen.de

Steinhagen is a municipality in the district of Gütersloh in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the south slope of the Teutoburg Forest, approx. 10 km west of Bielefeld and 15 km north of Gütersloh. The village is well known for producing Schnaps made from juniper berries which are distilled three times. The Schnaps is called Steinhäger or Schinkenhäger and can be clear or dark when unfiltered.

Geography

Steinhagen is in the Ems River basin on the southern slopes of the Teutoburg Forest, which runs through the northwestern portion of the municipality. This mountain range is the eastern boundary of the Munsterland and of the Westphalian Bay. Steinhagen's highest point is 306 meters above sea level. The Kotte pond is 70 meters at the deepest. The city of Bielefeld is 10 km to the west and Gütersloh is 15 km to the south.