Lahnau: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

The surrounding area of Lahnau is home to Gleiberg Castle, Kalsmunt, Kleinkastell Hainhaus, Kleinkastell Holzheimer Unterwald, Wettenberg, Bleidenberg, and Bilstein. For travelers interested in castles and history, Gleiberg Castle is an interesting starting point.

You can rent a holiday apartment in Lahnau.

Landscape

Himberg is located in the immediate vicinity of Lahnau.

Geographical location

Lahnau is a municipality consisting of the three districts of Waldgirmes, Dorlar, and Atzbach.

History

The Roman camp of Lahnau-Dorlar was identified near Dorlar through archaeological excavations. It was a large Roman military camp dating to the Drusus campaigns around 10 BC.

Archaeological excavations on the western edge of Waldgirmes confirmed the existence of a civilian Roman town in Germania magna.

Nature

Lahnau is located directly on the Lahn, on its northern or right bank. The built-up areas lie on the Lahn's main terrace.

Orientation

Lahnau is located approximately halfway between Wetzlar and Gießen. Wetzlar is about 7 km away, and Gießen about 8 km away.

More local pages: Eschenburg, Waldsolms, Ehringshausen, Braunfels, Dillenburg, Driedorf, Hüttenberg, Mittenaar.

To the higher-level travel overview: Lahn-Dill District.