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Originally appearing in Volume V08, Page 223 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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town of See also:Germany, in the Prussian See also:province of See also:Hesse-See also:Nassau, romantically situated in the deep valley of the See also:Lahn, here crossed by an old See also:bridge, 3o m. E. from See also:Coblenz on the railway to See also:Wetzlar. Pop. 4500. It is overlooked by a former See also:castle of the See also:counts of Nassau-Dillenburg, now a See also:prison. See also:Close by, on an See also:eminence above the See also:river, lies the castle of Oranienstein, formerly a See also:Benedictine nunnery and now a See also:cadet school, with beautiful gardens. There are a See also:Roman See also:Catholic and two Evangelical churches. The new See also:part of the town is well built and contains • numerous See also:pretty See also:villa residences. In addition to extensive See also:iron-See also:works there are sawmills and tanneries. In the vicinity are Fachingen, celebrated for its See also:mineral See also:waters, and the majestic castle of Schaumburg belonging to the See also:prince of Waldeck,-Pyrmont.

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