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Limburg-Weilburg

Limburg-Weilburg
Limburg-Weilburg:Hesse lm
Map of Hesse highlighting the district Limburg-Weilburg
State Hesse
County seat Limburg (Lahn)
Adm. region Gießen
Area 738.44 km²
Population 175,679 (2001)
pop. density 238 inh./km²
Car identification LM
Web page www.kreis-limburg.de

Limburg-Weilburg is a Kreis (district) in the west of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Lahn-Dill, Hochtaunuskreis, Rheingau-Taunus, Rhein-Lahn, Westerwaldkreis.


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History

1867 the Oberlahnkreis with the capital Weilburg was created, in 1886 the district Limburg an der Lahn with the capital Limburg. 1974 both districts were merged due to the district reorganization in Hesse.

Geography

The district is located between the two mountain areas Westerwald and Taunus. The main river is the Lahn.

Coat of arms

Limburg-Weilburg:Coat of armsThe coat of arms consists of the main symbols of the two precursor districts. The cross from the district Limburg, symbolizing both Saint George the patron of the cathedral in Limburg, as well as the bishops of Trier who acquired the Limburg area in the 14th century. The chequered bar inside the cross derives from the Counts of Limburg of the 15th century.

The lion in the inescutcheon, which was one of the symbols in the coat of arms of the Oberlahn district, is the lion of Nassau, as the area belonged to the Duchy of Nassau.

Towns and municipalities

Limburg-Weilburg:Limburg-Weilburg
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TownsMunicipalities
  1. Bad Camberg
  2. Hadamar
  3. Limburg (Lahn)
  4. Runkel
  5. Weilburg
  1. Beselich
  2. Brechen
  3. Dornburg
  4. Elbtal
  5. Elz
  6. Hünfelden
  7. Löhnberg
  1. Mengerskirchen
  2. Merenberg
  3. Selters
  4. Villmar
  5. Waldbrunn
  6. Weilmünster
  7. Weinbach


Limburg-Weilburg:Flag of Hesse
 Urban and rural districts in the
Federal State of Hesse in Germany
Limburg-Weilburg:Flag of Germany

Urban
districts

Darmstadt | Frankfurt (Main) | Kassel | Offenbach | Wiesbaden

Rural
districts

Bergstraße | Darmstadt-Dieburg | Fulda | Gießen | Groß-Gerau | Hersfeld-Rotenburg | Hochtaunuskreis | Kassel | Lahn-Dill-Kreis
Limburg-Weilburg | Main-Kinzig-Kreis | Main-Taunus-Kreis | Marburg-Biedenkopf | Odenwaldkreis | Offenbach
Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis | Schwalm-Eder-Kreis | Vogelsbergkreis | Waldeck-Frankenberg | Werra-Meißner-Kreis | Wetteraukreis


Limburg-Weilburg:Coat of arms of Limburg-Weilburg
Towns and municipalities in Limburg-Weilburg

Bad Camberg |Beselich |Brechen |Dornburg |Elbtal |Elz |Hadamar |Hünfelden |Limburg an der Lahn |Löhnberg |Mengerskirchen |Merenberg |Runkel |Selters |Villmar |Waldbrunn (Westerwald) |Weilburg |Weilmünster |Weinbach

 


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