Stiefenhofen
{{Infobox German place
|image_coa = DEU Stiefenhofen COA.svg
|image_photo = Stiefenhofen - Lautenberg - Stiefenhofen.JPG
|image_caption = Stiefenhofen seen from the southwest
|coordinates = {{coord|47|36|N|10|0|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image_plan = Stiefenhofen in LI.svg
|state = Bayern
|region = Schwaben
|district = Lindau
|elevation = 805
|area = 28.96
|postal_code = 88167
|area_code = 08383
|licence = LI
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 09 7 76 127
|mayor = Christian Hauber[https://www.statistik.bayern.de/wahlen/kommunalwahlen/bgm/ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden], Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
|leader_term = 2020–26
|party =
|website = [http://www.stiefenhofen.de www.stiefenhofen.de]
}}
Stiefenhofen is a municipality in the district of Lindau in Bavaria in Germany and the seat of the administrative community of Stiefenhofen.
Geography
=Location=
Stiefenhofen is located in the region of Allgäu, more precisely in the Westallgäu, near Lake Constance. The lowest point of the area is 750 m, the highest point is 1067 m.
=Population=
| class="wikitable" | |
| Year || Population | |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 1589 |
| 1970 | 1557 |
| 1987 | 1498 |
| 1991 | 1628 |
| 1995 | 1612 |
| 2000 | 1665 |
| 2005 | 1719 |
| 2010 | 1788 |
| 2015 | 1842 |
Politics
=Mayor=
The mayor has been Anton Wolf (CSU / free voters) from 1990 until 2020. He was re-elected in 1996, 2002, 2008 and 2014.{{Cite web|url=http://www.wahlen.bayern.de/kommunalwahlen/|title = Wahlen}} In March 2020 Christian Hauber was elected mayor.
=Town Council=
After the 2014 election, the municipal council has 12 members.
=Coat of arms=
The coat of arms of the municipality of Stiefenhofen, which was assigned in 1973, is diagonally divided from silver and blue. It shows an oblique black stepped bar, below a golden bird (crossbill).
Economy
=Economy including agriculture and forestry=
According to official statistics, there were 89 employees subject to social insurance in the manufacturing sector in 1998. In other economic areas, 80 persons were required to work under social insurance at the place of work. In total there were 562 employees subject to social insurance. In the manufacturing sector, there were five farms and eight in the construction industry. In addition, there were 110 agricultural holdings in 1999, with 1966 hectares of cultivated green space. In 2017, the municipality reported 105 farms.
=Education=
Facilities (as of 1999):
- Kindergarten: 50 kindergartens with 49 children
- Primary school: one with four teachers and 87 pupils
=Tourism=
Gallery
Stiefenhofen winter gruenten.jpg|Stiefenhofen with the mountain Grünten in Background
Stiefenhofen, katholische Pfarrkirche Sankt Martin Dm=D-7-76-127-1 foto3 2014-07-27 13.50.jpg|Catholic church of St. Martin
Stiefenhofen - Wolfsried südl - Einödhof v NO.JPG|Wolfsried, Stiefenhofen
File:Stiefenhofen - Harbatshofen - Bahnhof.JPG|Train Station
File:Stiefenhofen - Genhofen - Kapelle - Innen 01.JPG|Chapel in Genhofen, Stiefenhofen
References
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{{Cities and towns in Lindau (district)}}
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