Steinau an der Straße

Steinau an der Strasse
Coat of arms
Steinau an der Strasse
Location of Steinau an der Strasse within Main-Kinzig-Kreis district
Coordinates: 50°19′N 09°28′E / 50.317°N 9.467°E / 50.317; 9.467Coordinates: 50°19′N 09°28′E / 50.317°N 9.467°E / 50.317; 9.467
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Darmstadt
District	Main-Kinzig-Kreis
Government
• Mayor	Malte Jörg Uffeln (-)
Area
• Total	104.88 km2 (40.49 sq mi)
Elevation	174 - 490 m (−1,434 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	10,373
• Density	99/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	36396
Dialling codes	06663
Vehicle registration	MKK
Website	www.steinau.de

Steinau an der Strasse is a town of around 10,000 in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated on the river Kinzig, 32 km southwest of Fulda. Its name, meaning "on the road", refers to the historic trade route Via Regia from Leipzig to Frankfurt on which it was located. Steinau is best known for the Brothers Grimm who spent part of their childhood here.

Steinau is located at an elevation of around 175 m above NHN in the valley of the Kinzig river which divides the hills of the Spessart (to the south) from the Vogelsberg (to the north). The municipal territory extends into both ranges.

Steinau consists of the following Stadtteile: Bellings (), Hintersteinau (), Klesberg, Marborn (), Marjoß (), Neustall (), Sarrod (), Rabenstein (), Rebsdorf (), Seidenroth (), Steinau proper, Uerzell () and Ulmbach ().

The neighbouring communities are from the north (clockwise): Freiensteinau, Neuhof, Flieden, Schlüchtern, the unincorporated area Gutsbezirk Spessart () which completely surrounds the Stadtteil of Marjoß, Bad Soden-Salmünster and Birstein.