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
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 ''Ver ...
.
It is an important centre for the shoe industry, and is home to the
German Shoe Museum
The German Shoe Museum (german: Deutsches Schuhmuseum Hauenstein, full name: ''Museum für Schuhproduktion und Industriegeschichte Hauenstein'') is a museum in Hauenstein, Palatinate. Its exhibits cover the development of the local shoe indus ...
(''Deutsches Schuhmuseum'').
References
Palatinate Forest
South Palatinate
Südwestpfalz
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