Burgschwalbach

Burgschwalbach
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Burgschwalbach within Rhein-Lahn-Kreis district
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Coordinates: 50°16′59.6″N 8°4′48.99″E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Rhein-Lahn-Kreis
Municipal assoc.	Aar-Einrich
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Ehrenfried Bastian[1] (SPD)
Area
• Total	9.21 km^2 (3.56 sq mi)
Elevation	170 m (560 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	1,064
• Density	120/km^2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	65558
Dialling codes	06430
Vehicle registration	EMS, DIZ, GOH
Website	www.burgschwalbach.de

Burgschwalbach is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Lahn, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany. It belongs to the association community of Aar-Einrich.

The Schwalbach Castle was built between 1354 and 1371 by Count Eberhard V. of Katzenelnbogen. Gilbrecht of Schönborn was mentioned as the count's burgmann in 1373. In the 16th century, Burgschwalbach passed to the County of Nassau.

References

1. Direktwahlen 2019, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 5 August 2021.
2. "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.

Schwalbach Castle (Burg Schwalbach)