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Steinheim (North Rhine-Westphalia)




Germany is located in Central Europe and it shares borders with Denmark in the North, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and France in the West, Austria and Switzerland in the South and Poland and the Czech Republic in the East. The North Sea and the Baltic Sea represent additional National Borders in the North. The official language of Germany is German and Berlin is the capital. The climate is quite pleasant with almost all variety of seasonal flavors as temperate, marine, cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers, occasional warm, tropical foehn wind and high relative humidity.
 
Germany is divided into 16 states which are further subdivided into 439 districts and cities. Germany is one of the largest European economy and the third largest economy in the world in real terms, placed behind the United States and Japan, and fifth behind the United States, China, India and Japan counted by purchasing power parity.
 
Steinheim is a town in Hoxter district in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The middle centre of Steinheim forms the economic, cultural and social hub of the Steinheimer Borde, one of the main territories of the old Princely Bishopric of Paderborn. This territory was known as Wethi-Weizengau in Saxon times. Steinheim lies roughly 15 kilometers southeast of Detmold. Steinheim was granted town rights in 1275 by Simon I, Bishop of Paderborn.
 
North Rhine-Westphalia has over 18 million inhabitants, contributes about 22 percent of Germany's gross domestic product and comprises a land area of 34,083 square kilometers. North Rhine-Westphalia is situated in the Western part of Germany and shares borders with Belgium and the Netherlands.

Steinheim is definitely one of the popular tourist attractions in Germany. It is worth paying a visit while touring the country. This place leaves a pleasing and unforgettable memory and justifies the proud cultural tradition of Germany.

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