Katzenelnbogen

Katzenelnbogen () is the name of a castle and small town in the district of Rhein-Lahn-Kreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Katzenelnbogen is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Aar-Einrich.

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German location.name: Katzenelnbogen
German location.type: Town
German location.image_photo: Katzenelnbogen.jpg
German location.image_coa: DEU Katzenelnbogen COA.svg
German location.image_plan: Katzenelnbogen in EMS.svg
German location.state: Rhineland-Palatinate
German location.district: Rhein-Lahn-Kreis
German location.Verbandsgemeinde: Aar-Einrich
German location.elevation: 280
German location.area: 9.18
German location.postal_code: 56368
German location.area_code: 06486
German location.licence: EMS, DIZ, GOH
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel: 07 1 41 068
German location.mayor: Petra Popp
German location.leader_term: 2019–24

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Official name: Katzenelnbogen
Population: 2315
Area: 9.18
Elevation: 280
Official website: www.katzenelnbogen.de
Image: Katzenelnbogen.jpg
Dialing code: 06486
Licence plate code: EMS

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Commons category: Katzenelnbogen
postal code: 56368
native label: Katzenelnbogen
P8168: Johann Zelebor
hashtag: Katzenelnbogen

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History
Etymology
History of wine
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==History== Katzenelnbogen originated as a castle built on a promontory over the river Lahn around 1095. The lords of the castle became important local magnates, acquiring during the centuries some key and highly lucrative customs rights on the Rhine. The Counts of Katzenelnbogen also built Burg Neukatzenelnbogen and Burg Rheinfels on the Rhine.