[[Image:Lahn limburg.jpg|thumb|The river Lahn in Limburg]]
'''Limburg an der Lahn''' (Limburg on the [[Lahn]] river) is a small [[Germany|German]] town, the capital of the district [[Limburg-Weilburg]] in the west of [[Hesse]]. Population 35,500, geographical position 50° 23' North 8° 4' East. The city was first mentioned in [[910]].
Altstadt (old town) area of Limburg boasts a fine ancient cathedral and is full of narrow streets with half-timbered houses, dating mainly from the 17th and 18th centuries.
The city is located at the [[Lahn]] river, between the mountains of the [[Westerwald]] and the [[Taunus]]. It is twinned with the city of [[Lichfield]], [[Staffordshire]], [[England]]
Limburg has eight districts: Ahlbach, Dietkirche, Eschhofen, Linter, Lindenholzhausen, Offheim, Blumenrod and Staffel.
'''Offheim''', first mentioned in historical documents in [[1217]], was an independent village, but in the 1970s it was incorporated into Limburg. There is a church tower in Offheim that dates to [[1150]]. The current population of the district is 2648, 1327 male and 1321 female.
==External links==
*http://www.limburg.de
*http://www.limburg-altstadt.de
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