Dillenburg

Dillenburg
Dillenburg
Town
	Dillenburg - View on the Wilhelmsturm and the old town
	Coat of arms
	Location of Dillenburg within Lahn-Dill-Kreis district
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	Coordinates: 50°44′N 08°17′E / 50.733°N 8.283°E
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Gießen
District	Lahn-Dill-Kreis
Government
• Mayor (2019–25)	Michael Lotz (CDU)
Area
• Total	83.88 km2 (32.39 sq mi)
Highest elevation	590 m (1,940 ft)
Lowest elevation	230 m (750 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	23,480
• Density	280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	35661–35690
Dialling codes	02771
Vehicle registration	LDK, DIL
Website	www.dillenburg.de

Dillenburg, officially Oranienstadt Dillenburg,^[3] is a town in Hesse's Gießen region in Germany. The town was formerly the seat of the old Dillkreis district, which is now part of the Lahn-Dill-Kreis.

The town lies on the German-Dutch holiday road called the Orange Route, joining towns, cities and regions associated with the House of Orange-Nassau, as well as on the German Timber-Frame Road and the Rothaarsteig hiking trail.

^ "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.
^ "Dillenburg ist Oranienstadt - Oranienstadt Dillenburg".

[1] "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.

[2] "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.

[3] "Dillenburg ist Oranienstadt - Oranienstadt Dillenburg".

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