The Lahn is a river in Germany. It has its source at the Ederkopf mountain in the Rothaargebirge, the highest part of the Sauerland. After 242 km it meets the Rhine at Lahnstein. Important cities at the Lahn include Marburg, Gießen, Wetzlar and Limburg. Download high resolution version (1024x768, 229 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1024x768, 229 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Sauerland is a rural hilly area spreading across most of the east of North Rhine-Westphalia. ... The Rhine canyon (Ruinaulta) in Graubünden in Switzerland Length 1,320 km Elevation of the source Vorderrhein: approx. ... Marburg is a city in Hesse, Germany, on the Lahn river. ... Gießen (Giessen pronunciation) is a city in the federal state (Bundesland) of Hesse in Germany, capital of both the Gießen district and the Gießen region . ... Wetzlar is a city in the federal state (Bundesland) of Hesse in Germany, capital of the Lahn-Dill district. ... The river Lahn in Limburg Limburg an der Lahn (Limburg on the Lahn river) is a small German town, the capital of the district Limburg-Weilburg in the west of Hesse. ...
Lahn was also the name of a city which was created on January 1, 1977 when the two cities Gießen and Wetzlar were merged. It was named after the river, to make the merger a merger of equals. However as the merger was very unpopular as well as inefficient -- it had been imposed on the cities against the will of almost all inhabitants -- it was reverted on July 31, 1979, so the city Lahn only existed for 2.5 years. January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... Gießen (Giessen pronunciation) is a city in the federal state (Bundesland) of Hesse in Germany, capital of both the Gießen district and the Gießen region . ... Wetzlar is a city in the federal state (Bundesland) of Hesse in Germany, capital of the Lahn-Dill district. ... July 31 is the 212th day (213th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 153 days remaining, as the final day of July. ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ...
Lahn was also the name of a city which was created on January 1, 1977 when the two cities Gießen and Wetzlar were merged.
However as the merger was very unpopular as well as inefficient -- it had been imposed on the cities against the will of almost all inhabitants -- it was reverted on July 31, 1979, so the city Lahn only existed for 2.5 years.
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