Kastellaun

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Kastellaun
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Kastellaun
Kastellaun (Germany)
Kastellaun
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis
Municipal assoc. Kastellaun
Mayor Fritz Frey
Basic statistics
Area 8.47 km² (3.3 sq mi)
Elevation 430 m  (1411 ft)
Population 5,180  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 612 /km² (1,584 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate SIM
Postal code 56288
Area code 06762
Website www.stadt-kastellaun.de

Coordinates: 50°4′10″N 7°26′35″E / 50.06944, 7.44306

Kastellaun is a municipality in the Rhein-Hunsrück district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Hunsrück, approx. 11 km northwest of Simmern, and 35 km southwest of Koblenz.

Kastellaun is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Kastellaun.