Lahnbahnhof

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Lahnbahnhof
City of Leun
Coordinates: 50 ° 32 '24 "  N , 8 ° 21' 38"  E
Area : 11.82 km² with core city
Residents : 2596 with core city
Population density : 220 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 35638
Primaries : 06442, 06473

Lahnbahnhof consists of a group of houses and the Leun / Braunfels train station and, together with the former municipality of Leun, forms a district of the Hessian city ​​of Leun in the Lahn-Dill district .

geography

Lahnbahnhof is located in the Lahn valley between Wetzlar and Weilburg at the lower end of the Westerwald and is the northern “gate” to the Taunus , which makes the district famous.

Lahnbahnhof today

Together with the former municipality of Leun, Lahnbahnhof forms the largest district of the city ​​of Leun, which was newly formed on December 31, 1971 as part of the regional reform in Hesse .

Cultural monuments

Economy and Infrastructure

The park sanatorium offers the possibility of rehabilitation for the mentally ill .

traffic

In Lahnbahnhof there is one of the two Leun train stations, Leun / Braunfels of the Lahntalbahn . The second is in the Stockhausen district . In the past, the so-called Ernstbahn branched off here , which led via Braunfels to Philippstein and, in addition to occasional passenger traffic, benefited above all from freight traffic from the nearby pits.

tourism

In Lahnbahnhof there is a landing stage for boats on the Lahn .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b "Facts + Figures" on the city of Leun's website , accessed in February 2017.
  2. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer GmbH, Stuttgart and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 380 .