Braubach
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Rhein-Lahn-Kreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Braubach |
| Mayor | Rita Wolf (SPD) |
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| Area | 20.26 km² (7.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
| Population | 3,130 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 154 /km² (400 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | EMS |
| Postal code | 56338 |
| Area code | 02627 |
| Website | www.stadt-braubach.de |
Braubach is a municipality in the Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Rhine, approx. 10 km southeast of Koblenz. Braubach has assorted medieval architecture intact, including portions of the town wall, half-timbered buildings, and castle Marksburg on the hill above.
Braubach is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Braubach.
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[edit] History
In 1276 King Rudolf of Habsburg made Braubach a free city under Count Gottfried of Eppstein. Count Eberhard I. of Katzenelnbogen bought city and castle in 1283. Until 1479, the Counts rebuild the castle constantly. The castle was never conquered and never destroyed. The City of Braubach was the administration center of the katzenelnbogen wine production with Rhens, Spay, Boppard, Horchheim and Salzig and an amount of 33000 l of wine in 1438 and 84000 l of wine in 1443[1].
In 1950 Braubach had a population of 3,399. (Source=Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer)
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[edit] Notes and references
- ^ http://www.graf-von-katzenelnbogen.de/ The History of the Marksburg and the County of Katzenelnbogen and the First Riesling of the World
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