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Montabaur | |
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Coordinates: 50°26′15″N 7°49′33″E / 50.43750°N 7.82583°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
District | Westerwaldkreis |
Municipal assoc. | Montabaur |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–24) | Gabriele Wieland[1] (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 33.61 km2 (12.98 sq mi) |
Elevation | 230 m (750 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 14,595 |
• Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 56410 |
Dialling codes | 02602 |
Vehicle registration | WW |
Website | www.montabaur.de |
Montabaur (German pronunciation: [ˈmɔntabaʊɐ]) is a town and the district seat of the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. At the same time, it is also the administrative centre of the Verbandsgemeinde of Montabaur – a kind of collective municipality – to which 24 other communities belong. The town is known throughout the country for its strikingly yellow castle and its InterCityExpress railway station on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.