Sankt Goarshausen

Sankt Goarshausen
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Sankt Goarshausen within Rhein-Lahn-Kreis district
Sankt Goarshausen Show map of Germany Sankt Goarshausen Show map of Rhineland-Palatinate
Coordinates: 50°9′17″N 7°42′55″E / 50.15472°N 7.71528°E / 50.15472; 7.71528
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Rhein-Lahn-Kreis
Municipal assoc.	Loreley
Subdivisions	4
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Matthias Pflugradt[1]
Area
• Total	7.00 km2 (2.70 sq mi)
Elevation	100 m (300 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	1,284
• Density	180/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	56346
Dialling codes	06771
Vehicle registration	EMS, DIZ, GOH
Website	www.sankt-goarshausen.de

Sankt Goarshausen (abbreviated St. Goarshausen) is a town located in the Rhein-Lahn-Kreis in Nassau on the eastern shore of the Rhine, in the section known as the Rhine Gorge, directly across the river from Sankt Goar, in the German state Rhineland-Palatinate. It is located within the Nassau Nature Park and the Rhine Gorge UNESCO world heritage site, and was historically part of the Duchy of Nassau. It lies approximately 30 km south of Koblenz, and it is above all famous for the Lorelei rock nearby. Sankt Goarshausen is the seat of the Loreley collective municipality. The town's economy is based on wine making and tourism.

The Sankt Goarshausen railway station connects the town with Wiesbaden, Frankfurt and Koblenz. Sankt Goarshausen was formerly the terminus of the Nassau Light Railway line between Sankt Goarshausen and Nastätten.