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Dillenburg (), officially Oranienstadt Dillenburg, is a town in Hesse's Gießen region in Germany. The town was formerly the seat of the old Dillkreis district, which is now part of the Lahn-Dill-Kreis.

Key facts

German place.type
Stadt
German place.image_coa
DEU Dillenburg COA.svg
German place.image_photo
Dillenburg Schloßberg Gesamtanlage.jpg
German place.image_caption
Dillenburg - View on the Wilhelmsturm and the old town
German place.image_plan
Lahn-Dill-Kreis Dillenburg.png
German place.state
Hessen
German place.region
Gießen
German place.district
Lahn-Dill-Kreis
German place.elevation
230-590
German place.area
83.76
German place.postal_code
35661–35690
German place.area_code
02771
German place.licence
LDK, DIL
German place.Gemeindeschlüssel
06 5 32 006
German place.website
www.dillenburg.de
German place.mayor
Michael Lotz
German place.leader_term
2019–25
German place.party
CDU

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Described at

Historisches Ortslexikon : Einfache Suche : LAGIS Hessen

lagis-hessen.de

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Wikidata facts

Population
23533
Area
83.76
Elevation
232
Official website
www.dillenburg.de
Image
Dillenburg01.jpg
Dialing code
02771
Licence plate code
LDK
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Commons category
Dillenburg
postal code
35683
Commons gallery
Dillenburg
hashtag
Dillenburg
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35 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • Location
  • Neighbouring communities
  • Constituent communities
  • Donsbach
  • Eibach
  • Frohnhausen
  • Manderbach
  • Nanzenbach
  • Niederscheld
  • Oberscheld
  • History
  • Eibach
  • Manderbach
  • Nanzenbach
  • Population development
  • Coat of arms
  • Culture and sightseeing
  • Museums
  • Buildings
  • Parks
  • Hiking trails
  • Regular events
  • Other
  • Economy and infrastructure
  • Transport
  • Established businesses
  • Media
  • Public institutions
  • Education
  • Twin towns – sister cities
  • Notable people
  • Worked in Dillenburg
  • References
  • External links

Dillenburg (), officially Oranienstadt Dillenburg, is a town in Hesse's Gießen region in Germany. The town was formerly the seat of the old Dillkreis district, which is now part of the Lahn-Dill-Kreis.

The town lies on the German-Dutch holiday road called the Orange Route, joining towns, cities and regions associated with the House of Orange-Nassau, as well as on the German Timber-Frame Road and the Rothaarsteig hiking trail.

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