Montabaur

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Montabaur
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Montabaur within Westerwaldkreis district
Montabaur Show map of Germany Montabaur Show map of Rhineland-Palatinate
Coordinates: 50°26′15″N 7°49′33″E / 50.43750°N 7.82583°E / 50.43750; 7.82583
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.	Montabaur
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Gabriele Wieland[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	33.61 km2 (12.98 sq mi)
Elevation	230 m (750 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	14,595
• Density	430/km2 (1,100/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: [ˈmɔntabaʊɐ]) 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.