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Encyclopedia Britannica



DIEZ

This article appears in Volume V08, Page 223 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: DEM-DIO
DIEZ , a town of Germany, in the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau, romantically situated in the deep valley of the
Lahn
 , here crossed by an old
bridge
 , 3o m. E. from Coblenz on the railway to Wetzlar. Pop. 4500. It is overlooked by a former
castle
  of the
counts
  of Nassau-Dillenburg, now a prison. Close by, on an
eminence
  above the river, lies the
castle
  of Oranienstein, formerly a
Benedictine
  nunnery and now a
cadet
  school, with beautiful gardens. There are a Roman Catholic and two Evangelical churches. The new
part
  of the town is well built and contains numerous pretty villa residences. In addition to extensive
iron
 -works there are sawmills and tanneries. In the vicinity are Fachingen, celebrated for its
mineral
  waters, and the majestic castle of Schaumburg belonging to the prince of
Waldeck,-Pyrmont.


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