Limburg-Weilburg Explained

Limburg-Weilburg
State:Hesse
Image Coa:DEU Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg COA.svg
Capital:Limburg (Lahn)
Regierungsbezirk:Gießen
Area:738.44
Kreisschlüssel:06533
District Admin:Michael Köberle
Admin Party:CDU
Carsign:LM
Url:www.landkreis-limburg-weilburg.de

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

History

Geography

The district is located between the two mountain areas Westerwald and Taunus. The main river is the Lahn, a tributary of the Rhine.

Coat of arms

The 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

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  1. Bad Camberg
  2. Hadamar
  3. Limburg an der 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

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