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Limburg an der Lahn

district seat of Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg and town in Hesse, Germany
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Summary

Limburg an der Lahn is a district capital[1]. It draws 4,721 Wikipedia views per month (district capital category, ranking #16 of 45).[2]

Key Facts

  • Member of: Climate Alliance[3], Q56651181[4], Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutsche Fachwerkstädte[5], Hessischer Städtetag[6]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Limburg-Weilburg[7]
  • Country: Germany[8]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Lahn[9]
  • Head of government: Marius Hahn[10]
  • Instance of: medium regional center[11], urban municipality in Germany[12]
  • Headquarters location: Roman Catholic Diocese of Limburg[13]
  • Twinned administrative body: Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon[14], Oudenburg[15], Lichfield[16]
  • Postal code: 65549–65556[17]
  • Commons category: Limburg an der Lahn[18]
  • Licence plate code: LM[19], WEL[20]
  • Local dialing code: 06431[21], 06433[22]
  • Coordinate location: 50.38333333333333, 8.066666666666666[23]
  • Official website: https://www.limburg.de/[24], http://www.stadt-limburg.de[25]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Limburg an der Lahn[26]
  • Commons gallery: Limburg an der Lahn[27]
  • Described at URL: https://www.lagis-hessen.de/de/subjects/gsrec/current/2/sn/ol?q=Limburg+a.d.+Lahn[28]
  • Population: 33,906[29], 34,255[30], 2111[31], 34,989[32], 35,243[33], 35,783[34], 36,053[35], 36,506[36], 35,938[37], 35,802[38]
  • Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[39], Topographia Archiepiscopatuum Moguntinensis, Treuirensis et Coloniensis[40], Topographia Hassiae[41], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[42]
  • Capital of: Limburg-Weilburg[43]
  • Category for people born here: Q32645361[44]
  • Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Limburg an der Lahn[45]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from Limburg an der Lahn[46]
  • Short name: Li[47], Limburg/Lahn[48]
  • Different from: Limburg[49]

Body

Physical Characteristics

Areas include 45.15[50] and 45.16[51]. Limburg an der Lahn sits at an elevation of 117[52].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Limburg an der Lahn include Limburg Süd station[53], a railway station[54], in Germany[55], founded in 2002[56].

Why It Matters

Limburg an der Lahn has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]

Entities named for it include Limburg Süd station[53], a railway station[54], in Germany[55], founded in 2002[56].

Related Entities

Germany Lahn Lichfield Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [54] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [57] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [58] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+33906'}, {'amount': '+34255'}, {'amount': '+2111'} +7
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  2. 14w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14586 → 78442
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  3. 14w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+33906'}, {'amount': '+34255'}, {'amount': '+2111'} +7
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  4. 17w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Headquarters → —
    Located in or next to body of water → Lahn
    Located in → —
    Capital of → Limburg-Weilburg
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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