Dierdorf

Dierdorf () is a town in the district of Neuwied, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Westerwald, approx. 20 km northeast of Neuwied, and 20 km north of Koblenz.

Key facts

German location.type: Stadt
German location.image_photo: Dierdorf Blick vom Uhrturm.jpg
German location.image_coa: DEU Dierdorf COA.svg
German location.image_plan: Dierdorf in NR.svg
German location.state: Rheinland-Pfalz
German location.district: Neuwied
German location.Verbandsgemeinde: Dierdorf
German location.elevation: 240
German location.area: 31.98
German location.postal_code: 56269
German location.area_code: 02689
German location.licence: NR

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Local council
Sister city
Sons and daughters of the town
Transport
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Dierdorf () is a town in the district of Neuwied, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Westerwald, approx. 20 km northeast of Neuwied, and 20 km north of Koblenz.

From the end of the 17th century until 1824, it was the seat of the counts and princes of Wied-Runkel, who resided at Dierdorf Castle, which was demolished in 1902.