 It actually lies some 7 km upstream from where the local river empties into the Glan.The name suffix simply serves to distinguish Steinbach am Glan from other places named Steinbach.From the bottom of the dale at roughly 260 m above sea level, the land rises steeply on the right bank up to the Schnepfenrech (417 m) and the Steinberg (406 m), while over on the left side, an elevation of 367 m above sea level is reached.