Steinhöring
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Steinhöring is a community in the Upper Bavaria
n district of Ebersberg
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Region. It includes two traditional rural land units (Gemarkungen in German) named Sankt Christoph and Steinhöring.
and was the seat of a Hauptmannschaft.
In 1936, the Nazi racial organization Lebensborn
’s first “Mother-Child-Home” (Mutter-Kind-Heim) was opened in Steinhöring.
In the course of administrative reforms in Bavaria, the current community came into being with the community edict in 1818. In 1972, the former community of St. Christoph was amalgamated with Steinhöring.
The community’s tax revenue for 1999, converted to euros, was €1,641,000, of which €204,000 was business taxes.
and forestry
, whereas in industry
the figure was 357. In trade and transport it was 42, and in other fields 377. Contributors working from home numbered 1,190. There were none in processing industries. Five businesses were in contracting. Furthermore, in 1999 there were 106 businesses in agriculture with a total productive area of 2090 ha, of which 861 ha was cropland and 1 225 ha was meadowland.
Upper Bavaria
Upper Bavaria is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany.- Geography :Upper Bavaria is located in the southern portion of Bavaria, and is centered around the city of Munich. It is subdivided into four regions : Ingolstadt, Munich, Bayerisches Oberland , and Südostoberbayern...
n district of Ebersberg
Ebersberg (district)
Ebersberg is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Erding, Mühldorf, Rosenheim and Munich.-History:...
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Geography
Steinhöring lies in the MunichMunich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
Region. It includes two traditional rural land units (Gemarkungen in German) named Sankt Christoph and Steinhöring.
History
The community’s first documentary mention was in 824. By the 16th century, Steinhöring boasted a regionally important postal station. It belonged to the Rentamt of Munich and the Court of Swabia of the Electorate of BavariaElectorate of Bavaria
The Electorate of Bavaria was an independent hereditary electorate of the Holy Roman Empire from 1623 to 1806, when it was succeeded by the Kingdom of Bavaria....
and was the seat of a Hauptmannschaft.
In 1936, the Nazi racial organization Lebensborn
Lebensborn
Lebensborn was a Nazi programme set up by SS leader Heinrich Himmler that provided maternity homes and financial assistance to the wives of SS members and to unmarried mothers, and also ran orphanages and relocation programmes for children.Initially set up in Germany in 1935, Lebensborn expanded...
’s first “Mother-Child-Home” (Mutter-Kind-Heim) was opened in Steinhöring.
In the course of administrative reforms in Bavaria, the current community came into being with the community edict in 1818. In 1972, the former community of St. Christoph was amalgamated with Steinhöring.
Population development
The community’s land area was home to 2,395 inhabitants in 1970, 3,068 in 1987 and 3,540 in 2000.Politics
The mayor (Bürgermeister) is Alois Hofstetter (Parteilose Wählergemeinschaft).The community’s tax revenue for 1999, converted to euros, was €1,641,000, of which €204,000 was business taxes.
Coat of arms
Steinhöring’s arms might heraldically be described thus: Party per fess, above in argent a half ibex rampant sable, below in azure a horizontal postal horn argent.Economy and infrastructure
According to official statistics, 14 contributors to the social welfare rolls were employed in agricultureAgriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
and forestry
Forestry
Forestry is the interdisciplinary profession embracing the science, art, and craft of creating, managing, using, and conserving forests and associated resources in a sustainable manner to meet desired goals, needs, and values for human benefit. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands...
, whereas in industry
Industry
Industry refers to the production of an economic good or service within an economy.-Industrial sectors:There are four key industrial economic sectors: the primary sector, largely raw material extraction industries such as mining and farming; the secondary sector, involving refining, construction,...
the figure was 357. In trade and transport it was 42, and in other fields 377. Contributors working from home numbered 1,190. There were none in processing industries. Five businesses were in contracting. Furthermore, in 1999 there were 106 businesses in agriculture with a total productive area of 2090 ha, of which 861 ha was cropland and 1 225 ha was meadowland.
Education
In 2010, the following institutions existed in Steinhöring:- KindergartenKindergartenA kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
s: 3 Kindergartens, 1 of them integrates also handicapped children and works on basis of Montessori pedagogiks - Elementary schoolElementary schoolAn elementary school or primary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as elementary or primary education. Elementary school is the preferred term in some countries, particularly those in North America, where the terms grade school and grammar...
s - School for handicapped children