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 .
3-534: Niederneisen is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Lahn , in Rhineland-Palatinate , in western Germany . It belongs to the association community of Aar-Einrich. This Rhein-Lahn location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Rhein-Lahn With the Congress of Vienna the area was added to the duchy of Nassau . When Nassau lost independence in 1866 it
6-589: 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 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 ,
9-485: 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 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
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