Montabaur
Montabaur | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Montabaur
within Westerwaldkreis district
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Location of Montabaur | |
Montabaur Montabaur | |
| 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 (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 33.77 km2 (13.04 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 230 m (750 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 14,677 |
| • Density | 434.6/km2 (1,126/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: [ˈmɔntaˌbaʊɐ] ⓘ) 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.