Country Germany District Rhein-Lahn-Kreis Elevation 90 m (300 ft) Local time Saturday 6:46 AM | State Rhineland-Palatinate Municipal assoc. Loreley Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Population 910 (31 Dec 2008) | |
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Weather 4°C, Wind SE at 6 km/h, 84% Humidity Points of interest Pfalzgrafenstein Castle, Blücher‑Denkmal, Weingut/ Weinhaus Peter Bah, Blüchermuseum Kaub | ||
Kaub (old spelling: Caub) is a town in Germany, state Rhineland-Palatinate, district Rhein-Lahn-Kreis. It is part of the municipality (Verbandsgemeinde) Loreley. It is located on the right bank of the Rhine, approx. 50 km west from Wiesbaden. It is connected to Wiesbaden and Koblenz by railway. Population 1100. It has a Roman Catholic and an Evangelical church, and a statue of General Blücher. The trade mainly consists of the wines of the district.
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Map of Kaub, Germany
Kaub is known for the castle Pfalz, or Burg Pfalzgrafenstein, situated on a rock in the middle of the Rhine. According to legend, the Palatine countesses awaited their confinement in the Pfalz, but in reality the castle served as a toll-gate for merchandise on the Rhine. The restored castle Gutenfels sits on a hill above the town.
Kaub, first mentioned in the year 983, originally belonged to the lords of Falkenstein, in 1260 the Counts of Katzenelnbogen divided their county and selected the inhabitants of Kaub, then passed in 1277 to the Rhenish Electorate of the Palatinate, and attained civic rights in 1324. In 1477 Kaub was passed as deposit to the Counts of Katzenelnbogen again. In 1479 this family died out. It was at Kaub that Blücher crossed the Rhine with the Prussian and Russian armies, on New Years night 1813-1814, in pursuit of the French.
Mayors
The honorary mayor is since 2009 Karl-Heinz Lachmann (SPD). From 1989 to 2009 Heribert Werr (KBL) was the mayor. Lachmann was reeleced in 2014.
Kaub was part of the temporary state Free State Bottleneck from 1919 to 1923.