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{{Infobox German location
{{Infobox German location
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|Wappen = Wappen dausenau.gif
|image_coa = DEU Dausenau COA.svg
|coordinates = {{coord|50|20|07|N|7|45|50|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|lat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 20 |lat_sec = 07
|image_plan = Dausenau in EMS.svg
|lon_deg = 7 |lon_min = 45 |lon_sec = 50
|Lageplan =
|state = Rheinland-Pfalz
|Bundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
|district = Rhein-Lahn-Kreis
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|Verbandsgemeinde = Bad Ems-Nassau
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|Landkreis = Rhein-Lahn-Kreis
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|elevation = 94
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|Verbandsgemeinde = Bad Ems
|Höhe = 94
|area = 9.81
|Fläche = 9.81
|postal_code = 56132
|Einwohner = 1328
|area_code = 02603
|Stand = 2006-12-31
|licence = EMS, DIZ, GOH
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|PLZ = 56132
|Vorwahl = 02603
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|Kfz = EMS
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 1 41 025
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 1 41 025
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|website = [http://www.bad-ems.de/ www.bad-ems.de]
|Adresse-Verband = Bleichstraße 1<br />56130 Bad Ems
|mayor = Michele Wittler<ref>[https://www.wahlen.rlp.de/de/kw/wahlen/kd/gebiete/1410000000000.html Direktwahlen 2019, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis], Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 5 August 2021.</ref>
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|Website = [http://www.bad-ems.de/ www.bad-ems.de]
|leader_term = 2019–24
|Bürgermeister = Jürgen Linkenbach
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|party = SPD
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[[Image:Dausenau1844col (cropped).jpg|left|thumb|Colored steel engraving: "View from Dausenau", around 1844.]]
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'''Dausenau''' is a municipality in the [[Rhein-Lahn|district of Rhein-Lahn]], in [[Rhineland-Palatinate]], in western [[Germany]]. It belongs to the [[Bad Ems-Nassau|association community of Bad Ems-Nassau.]]


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Dausenau was one of the oldest possessions of the counts of [[Nassau, Germany|Nassau]] and the arms thus show the lion of Nassau. The village was granted city rights in 1348, but these were later lost again. The seals of Dausenau showed from at least the 15th century until 1568 a seal with the arms and St. Castor as a supporter. St. Castor is the patron saint of the local church. In an 18th-century seal only the picture of [[Lady Justice]] was shown, not a shield with the lion. The present arms were granted in 1937 and go back to the old seal.
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[[Image:Dausenau1844col.jpg|left|thumb|Colored steel engraving: "View from Dausenau", around 1844.]]
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[[Image:UferblickDausenauUferblick.jpg|left|thumb|Dausenau on the river Lahn.]]


==Leaning Tower==
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''' Dausenau''' is a municipality in the [[Rhein-Lahn|district of Rhein-Lahn]], in [[Rhineland-Palatinate]], in western [[Germany]].
The south-eastern watchtower in the historic city wall (most parts of which still exist) is being held for the most leaning tower in the world, outdoing the Guinness record holder, the [[Leaning Tower of Suurhusen]], by 0.03 degrees, according to a 2003 measurement. However, the Book of Records denied entry, stating it was rather a ruin than a tower.


==Gallery==
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Dausenau was one of the oldest possessions of the counts of [[Nassau, Germany|Nassau]] and the arms thus show the lion of Nassau. The village was granted city rights in 1348, but these west later lost again. The seals of Dausenau showed from at least the 15th century until 1568 a seal with the arms and St. Castor as a supporter, he is the patron saint of the local church. In a 18th century seal only the picture of [[Lady Justice]] was shown, not a shield with the lion. The present arms were granted in 1937 and go back to the old seal.
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UferblickDausenauUferblick.jpg|Dausenau on the river Lahn
Dausenau001.jpg
2017 Schiefer Turm Dausenau ks01.jpg|Leaning Tower
Dausenau20140727-01.jpg
Dausenau20140727-004.jpg
Dausenau20140727-07.jpg
Dausenau20140727-09.jpg
</gallery>


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* ''Dausenau und seine Geschichte'' - ein Heimatbuch vom Arbeitskreis Ortschronik Dausenau <sup>[http://www.dilibri.de/id/1414789 Online]</sup>
* http://www.rhein-lahn-info.de/geschichte/heimatbuch-dausenau/inhaltsverzeichnis.htm
* History of Dausenau <sup>[http://translate.google.de/translate?hl=de&sl=de&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwiki-de.genealogy.net%2FDausenau GenWiki via Google translate]</sup>

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{{Cities and towns in Rhein-Lahn-Kreis (district)}}

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[[Category:Municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate]]
[[Category:Municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate]]
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[[Category:Rhein-Lahn-Kreis]]


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Latest revision as of 02:55, 21 May 2024

Dausenau
Municipality
Coat of arms of Dausenau
Coat of arms
Location of Dausenau within Rhein-Lahn-Kreis district
Dausenau is located in Germany
Dausenau
Dausenau
Dausenau is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Dausenau
Dausenau
Coordinates: 50°20′07″N 7°45′50″E / 50.33528°N 7.76389°E / 50.33528; 7.76389
LandDeutschland
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictRhein-Lahn-Kreis
Municipal assoc.Bad Ems-Nassau
Regierung
 • Mayor (2019–24) Michele Wittler[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total9.81 km2 (3.79 sq mi)
Elevation
94 m (308 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total1,267
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56132
Dialling codes02603
Vehicle registrationEMS, DIZ, GOH
Websitewww.bad-ems.de
Colored steel engraving: "View from Dausenau", around 1844.

Dausenau is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Lahn, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany. It belongs to the association community of Bad Ems-Nassau.

Dausenau was one of the oldest possessions of the counts of Nassau and the arms thus show the lion of Nassau. The village was granted city rights in 1348, but these were later lost again. The seals of Dausenau showed from at least the 15th century until 1568 a seal with the arms and St. Castor as a supporter. St. Castor is the patron saint of the local church. In an 18th-century seal only the picture of Lady Justice was shown, not a shield with the lion. The present arms were granted in 1937 and go back to the old seal.

Leaning Tower

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The south-eastern watchtower in the historic city wall (most parts of which still exist) is being held for the most leaning tower in the world, outdoing the Guinness record holder, the Leaning Tower of Suurhusen, by 0.03 degrees, according to a 2003 measurement. However, the Book of Records denied entry, stating it was rather a ruin than a tower.

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  • Dausenau on the river Lahn
    Dausenau on the river Lahn
  • Leaning Tower
    Leaning Tower

References

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  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 5 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
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