Rhein-Lahn-Kreis is a district ( Kreis ) in the east of Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany . Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Westerwaldkreis , Limburg-Weilburg , Rheingau-Taunus , Mainz-Bingen , Rhein-Hunsrück , Mayen-Koblenz , and the district-free city Koblenz .
6-682: Braubach is a municipality in the Rhein-Lahn-Kreis , in Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany . It is situated on the right bank of the Rhine , approx. 10 km southeast of Koblenz . Braubach has assorted medieval architecture intact, including portions of the town wall , half-timbered buildings, and castle Marksburg on the hill above. Braubach was the seat of the former Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Braubach . In 1276 King Rudolf of Habsburg made Braubach
12-647: A free city under Count Gottfried of Eppstein. Count Eberhard I of Katzenelnbogen bought the city and castle in 1283. Until 1479, the Counts rebuilt the castle constantly. The castle was never conquered and never destroyed. The City of Braubach was the administrative centre of the Katzenelnbogen wine production with Rhens, Spay, Boppard, Horchheim and Salzig and an amount of 33000 L of wine in 1438 and 84000 L of wine in 1443. Braubuch owes also its economic development to mining of lead and silver that started in 1769. On
18-651: The baths of the Taunus, is charmingly situated at the foot of a high rock, crested by Marksburg, the castle of which is now a state prison. Rhein-Lahn-Kreis With the Congress of Vienna the area was added to the duchy of Nassau . When Nassau lost independence in 1866 it was added to Prussia , who then in 1867 created the Regierungsbezirk Wiesbaden , and as parts of it the two districts Rheingaukreis and Unterlahnkreis. The Rheingaukreis became
24-465: The district St. Goarshausen in 1885. In 1969 the two districts were merged into the new Rhein-Lahn district. The name of the district already mentions the two biggest rivers of the district. The Rhine forms the boundary to the west, its narrow valley is used for wine cultivation. The Lahn flows through the northern part of the district until it joins the Rhine near Lahnstein . In the southern part of
30-636: The district are the hills of the Taunus . The coat of arms most prominently shows a lion, as most of the historic rulers of the area had a lion in their coat of arms. These include the Counts of Diez, the Counts and later Princes of Nassau , the Counts of Katzenelnbogen and the Princes of the Electorate of the Palatinate . The two colors red and blue represent the two districts which were merged to form
36-491: The nearby Pankert mountain, one can still see three chimneys used for smeltering. In the 1845 travel guide Le Rhin , Victor Hugo notes: "Then comes Braubach, named in a charter of 933, fief of the Counts Arnstein of Lahngau ; an Imperial city under Rodolph in 1270, a domain of the Counts of Katzenelnbogen in 1283; accruing to Hesse in 1473; to Darmstadt, in 1632, and in 1802 to Nassau. Braubach, communicating with
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