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The historical County of Limburg was a territory located in west-central North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on the course of the Lenne and Ruhr Rivers. It covered a total area of 118 km². The capital of the County of Limburg was Limburg an der Lenne, which was renamed to Hohenlimburg in 1903. Also of note in the County of Limburg was the Abbacy of Elsey. Limburg was bordered by the Duchy of Westphalia to the east, and Marck to the south, west and north. The County of Limburg used the arms of the Duchy of Limburg until the 15th Century when the County was granted its own.

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  • The historical County of Limburg was a territory located in west-central North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on the course of the Lenne and Ruhr Rivers. It covered a total area of 118 km². The capital of the County of Limburg was Limburg an der Lenne, which was renamed to Hohenlimburg in 1903. Also of note in the County of Limburg was the Abbacy of Elsey. Limburg was bordered by the Duchy of Westphalia to the east, and Marck to the south, west and north. The County of Limburg used the arms of the Duchy of Limburg until the 15th Century when the County was granted its own.
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  • The historical County of Limburg was a territory located in west-central North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on the course of the Lenne and Ruhr Rivers. It covered a total area of 118 km². The capital of the County of Limburg was Limburg an der Lenne, which was renamed to Hohenlimburg in 1903. Also of note in the County of Limburg was the Abbacy of Elsey. Limburg was bordered by the Duchy of Westphalia to the east, and Marck to the south, west and north. The County of Limburg used the arms of the Duchy of Limburg until the 15th Century when the County was granted its own. Other territories which were acquired and ruled by the House of Limburg in various lines included: Altenhof and Styrum (1289), Neu-Isenburg (1370), Bedburg (1422), Hackenbroich (1422), Iller-Aichheim (16..), Gemen (1640), and a portion of Bronchhorst (1664). Of these territories, including comital Limburg, only Gemen and Bronchhorst held a vote in the Reichstag, with the latter being abolished in 1719.
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