- Lahnstein
Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Art = Stadt
image_photo =
Wappen = Wappen_Lahnstein.png
lat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 18 |lat_sec = 04
lon_deg = 7 |lon_min = 36 |lon_sec = 20
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
Landkreis = Rhein-Lahn-Kreis
Höhe = 61-365
Fläche = 36.85
Einwohner = 18301
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 56112
PLZ-alt = 5420
Vorwahl = 02621
Kfz = EMS
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 1 41 075
LOCODE = DE LAH
Gliederung = 3
Straße = Kirchstr. 1
Website = [http://www.lahnstein.de www.lahnstein.de]
Bürgermeister = Peter Labonte
Partei = CDULahnstein (IPA2|ˈlaːnʃtaɪn) is a municipality in the
Rhein-Lahn-Kreis , inRhineland-Palatinate ,Germany . It is situated at the confluence of the riversLahn andRhine , approx. 6 km south ofKoblenz . Sights in Lahnstein include the well knownLahneck castle, the Allerheiligenbergkapelle, Johanneskloster and theRheinsteig . Colocated with the Johanneskloster is the Privates Johannesgymnasium, a state-grant funded Gymnasium.History of Wine
In 1258 a vineyard called "Koppelstein" was owned by the Counts of
Katzenelnbogen .References
* [http://www.graf-von-katzenelnbogen.de/ History of the Counts of Katzenelnbogen and the Riesling]
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