Lahnstein

Lahnstein is a verband unfastened city of Rhein Lahn Kreis in Rhineland Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the confluence of the Lahn River with the Rhine, approximately 6 kilometers south of Koblenz. Lahnstein became created in 1969 via the merger of the previously impartial cities of Oberlahnstein or Upper Lahnstein at the south aspect of the Lahn above the river mouth and Niederlahnstein on the north aspect beneath the river mouth.

Situated on the heights of the foothills of the Westerwald and the Taunus, Lahnstein is taken into consideration a clean air spa city with spa centers and thermal baths. It is likewise the seat of a district court docket. In spiritual affairs, it is assigned to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Limburg and to the Evangelical Church in Hesse and Nassau. Because of its strategic significance at the Rhine, Lahnstein changed into heavily fortified. Many antique gates and towers nonetheless demonstrate its significance inside the middle Ages.