Hachenburg

Hachenburg () is a town in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Key facts

German location.type: Stadt
German location.image_photo: Hachenburg Schloss.JPG
German location.image_caption: Hachenburg Castle
German location.image_coa: Coat of arms Hachenburg.svg
German location.image_plan: Hachenburg im Westerwaldkreis.png
German location.state: Rheinland-Pfalz
German location.district: Westerwaldkreis
German location.Verbandsgemeinde: Hachenburg
German location.elevation: 350
German location.area: 21.43
German location.postal_code: 57627
German location.area_code: 02662
German location.licence: WW
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel: 07 1 43 229
German location.website: www.hachenburg.de
German location.mayor: Stefan Leukel
German location.leader_term: 2019–24
German location.party: CDU

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Wikidata facts

Country: Germany
Located in: Hachenburg
Population: 6236
Area: 21.43
Elevation: 350
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Official website: www.hachenburg.de
Image: HachenburgPanorama2.jpg
Dialing code: 02662
Licence plate code: WW

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postal code: 57627
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Geography
History
The castle and the town
Past Jewish life
Politics
Culture
Theatre
Music
Regular events
Transport
Education
People
References
Further reading
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Hachenburg () is a town in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

==Geography== The town lies in the Westerwald between Koblenz and Siegen, roughly 10 km west of Bad Marienberg on the river Nister. Hachenburg is the administrative seat of the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality (See Verbandsgemeinde).

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