Isenburg, Rhineland-Palatinate

Isenburg is a municipality in the district of Neuwied, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Isenburg
Coat of arms
Location of Isenburg within Neuwied district
Isenburg
Isenburg
Coordinates: 50°28′38″N 7°35′23″E
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictNeuwied
Municipal assoc.Dierdorf
Government
  MayorDorothée Sudhoff-Mohr
Area
  Total4.17 km2 (1.61 sq mi)
Elevation
160 m (520 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
  Total616
  Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56271
Dialling codes02601
Vehicle registrationNR

The castle was built by the Counts of Isenburg around 1100 if not prior. Occupied by several branches of the Isenburg family (as a Ganerbenburg), it was inhabited into the early 17th century. Shortly after being abandoned, it became a ruin. After the branch of Lower Isenburg had extinguished in 1664 with count Ernst of Isenburg-Grenzau, the county was partitioned between the counts of Walderdorff and the counts of Wied-Neuwied. The present owner of the castle is Maximilian, 9th Prince of Wied, son of Carl, 8th Prince of Wied and Princess Isabelle of Isenburg.

References

  1. "Bevölkerungsstand 2019, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2020.
Ruins of Isenburg Castle


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