Birstein
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Darmstadt
District	Main-Kinzig-Kreis
Municipal subdivisions	16 Ortsteile
Mayor	Wolfgang Gottlieb (Ind.)
Basic statistics
Area	86.63 km² (33.4 sq mi)
Elevation	268-570 m
Population	6,598  (31/12/2004)
- Density	76 /km² (197 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	MKK
Postal code	63633
Area code	06054
Website	www.birstein.de Coordinates: 50°21′11″N 9°18′33″E / 50.35306, 9.30917

Birstein is a municipality on the northern edge of the Main-Kinzig-Kreis in Hesse, Germany. It was the home of the former principality of Isenburg-Birstein.

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