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Lahn

The Lahn is a river of western Germany, about 245 km long and a right tributary of the Rhine. It rises in the Rothaar Mountains and flows through Marburg, Giessen, Wetzlar, Weilburg, Limburg and Nassau to join the Rhine at Lahnstein. Its valley was a heartland of the House of Nassau and other Hessian counties, and its iron ore supported mining and smelting.

Lahn
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Mentioned in 7 state histories

County of NassauFree Imperial City of WetzlarCounty of Nassau-DillenburgCounty of Solms-BraunfelsCounty of Nassau-WeilburgPrincipality of Nassau-DiezDuchy of Nassau

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Lahn. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/lahn
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