Nassau (Germany) - town in Rhein-Lahn-Kreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Nassau is a town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It sits in the Lahn River Valley, and has a population of no more than roughly 5,000.

Understand

Nassau is home to the namesake castle, which in turn gave the name to a dynasty and through the circuitous routes of European imperial politics ultimately gave the name to the Bahamian capital, Nassau.

Get in

Get around

See

  • Burg Nassau, 50.310833°, 7.792222°. A castle standing about 120 meters over the Lahn River.
  • Steinsches Schloss, 50.3136°, 7.79694°. A seat of the eponymous noble family, which produced Prussian 19th century reformer Heinrich Friedrich Karl vom und zum Stein 2018-05-01

Further afield

  • Steinsche Burg, 50.3133°, 7.79083°. Seat of the Stein family before the Stein's chateau was built. Now mostly a ruin. 2018-05-01

Do

  • Local Vineyards. Sample the fine wine the Lahn region has to offer.
  • Lahn River. The Lahn offers various activities such as canoeing, or relaxing on the banks.

Buy

Eat

Drink

Sleep

  • Hotel Lahnromantik, Bezirksstraße 20 56377 Nassau (Close to Burg Nassau (Local Castle) and the Lahn River.). Hotel - Cafe - Restaurant 30-35€ a person

Connect

Go next

Frankfurt and Koblenz are both easily accessible by train from Nassau.

Nassau

stadt-nassau.de
Postal code:56377Date Time:Please wait...Timezone:Europe/BerlinPopulation:4,592Coordinates:50.32, 7.80

Rhineland-Palatinate

Primary administrative division

Germany

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Population:82.9 MDial code:+49Currency:Euro (EUR)Voltage:230 V, 50 Hz
IEC 60309