Weilburg

Coordinates: 50°29′N 8°15′E / 50.483°N 8.250°E / 50.483; 8.250
From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Weilburg
Aerial view of Weilburg
Aerial view of Weilburg
Coat of arms of Weilburg
Location of Weilburg within Limburg-Weilburg district
Weilburg is located in Germany
Weilburg
Weilburg
Weilburg is located in Hesse
Weilburg
Weilburg
Coordinates: 50°29′N 8°15′E / 50.483°N 8.250°E / 50.483; 8.250
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionGiessen
DistrictLimburg-Weilburg
Government
 • MayorJohannes Hanisch (CDU)
Area
 • Total57.45 km2 (22.18 sq mi)
Elevation
152 m (499 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total13,334
 • Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
35781
Dialling codes06471
Vehicle registrationLM, WEL
Websitewww.weilburg.de

Weilburg is an German town of the Limburg-Weilburg district in the west of Hesse.

History[change | change source]

Weilburg got mentioned in a history book back in 906 by a person named Abbot Regino of Prüm. It was like a strong place called Wilineburch. After six years, King Conrad I decided to build a church and a monastery there because his dad got killed in a battle nearby in 906, and he was buried in that place.

In 912, they started a monastery called St. Walpurgis-Chorherrenstift. They put it on high ground, so the monastery could control the Lahn River and important roads like the Hohe Straße (High Road) from Frankfurt to Cologne and the Via Publica from Flanders to Bohemia. These roads were close to the monastery.

References[change | change source]

  1. "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.