Limburg an der Lahn

district seat of Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg and town in Hesse, Germany
Place district_capital Q16026
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Limburg an der Lahn

Summary

Limburg an der Lahn is a district capital[1]. It draws 815 Wikipedia views per month (district_capital category, ranking #16 of 45).[2]

Key Facts

  • Limburg an der Lahn was a member of Climate Alliance[3].
  • Limburg an der Lahn was a member of Q56651181[4].
  • Limburg an der Lahn was a member of Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutsche Fachwerkstädte[5].
  • Limburg an der Lahn was a member of Hessischer Städtetag[6].
  • Limburg an der Lahn is located in Limburg-Weilburg[7].
  • Limburg an der Lahn is in the country of Germany[8].
  • Limburg an der Lahn is on the body of water Lahn[9].
  • Limburg an der Lahn's head of government is recorded as Marius Hahn[10].
  • Limburg an der Lahn's instance of is recorded as district capital[11].
  • Limburg an der Lahn's instance of is recorded as medium regional center[12].
  • Limburg an der Lahn's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[13].
  • Limburg an der Lahn's headquarters location is recorded as Roman Catholic Diocese of Limburg[14].
  • Limburg an der Lahn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon[15].
  • Limburg an der Lahn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Oudenburg[16].
  • Limburg an der Lahn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lichfield[17].
  • Limburg an der Lahn's postal code is recorded as 65549–65556[18].
  • Limburg an der Lahn's Commons category is recorded as Limburg an der Lahn[19].
  • Limburg an der Lahn's licence plate code is recorded as LM[20].
  • Limburg an der Lahn's licence plate code is recorded as WEL[21].
  • Limburg an der Lahn's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[22].
  • Limburg an der Lahn's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[23].
  • Limburg an der Lahn's local dialing code is recorded as 06431[24].
  • Limburg an der Lahn's local dialing code is recorded as 06433[25].
  • Limburg an der Lahn's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.38333333333333, 'lon': 8.066666666666666}[26].
  • Limburg an der Lahn's official website is recorded as https://www.limburg.de/[27].

Body

Geography

Limburg an der Lahn is in the country of Germany[8]. It is located in Limburg-Weilburg[7]. It is on the body of water Lahn[9].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+45.15'}[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+45.16'}[29]. Limburg an der Lahn sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+117'}[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+33906'}[31], {'amount': '+34255'}[32], {'amount': '+2111'}[33], {'amount': '+34989'}[34], {'amount': '+35243'}[35], and {'amount': '+35783'}[36].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include district capital[11], medium regional center[12], and urban municipality in Germany[13].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Limburg an der Lahn include Limburg Süd station[37], a railway station[38], in Germany[39], founded in 2002[40].

Why It Matters

Limburg an der Lahn draws 815 Wikipedia views per month (district_capital category, ranking #16 of 45).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

Entities named for it include Limburg Süd station[37], a railway station[38], in Germany[39], founded in 2002[40].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . limburg.de. Retrieved . limburg.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . klimabuendnis.org. klimabuendnis.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [4] . limburg.de. Retrieved . limburg.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . limburg.de. Retrieved . limburg.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [6] . hess-staedtetag.de. Retrieved . hess-staedtetag.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] . statistik.hessen.de. statistik.hessen.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . destatis.de. Retrieved . destatis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [35] . statistikportal.de. Retrieved . statistikportal.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [36] . register of German municipalities (4th quarter 2022). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . wikidata.org.
  33. [28] . wikidata.org.
  34. [29] . destatis.de. Retrieved . destatis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13h ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population {'amount': '+33906'}, {'amount': '+34255'}, {'amount': '+2111'} +5
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  2. 17d 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
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