Wetzlar (DE)

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The city of Wetzlar, located in the state of Hesse, Germany, is a former Free imperial city that owed much of its fame to being the seat of the Imperial Supreme Court (Reichskammergericht) of the Holy Roman Empire. Wetzlar (52,955 inhabitants end 2019) straddles the river Lahn and is on the German Timber-Frame Road which passes mile upon mile of half-timbered houses. Historically, the city has acted as the hub of the Lahn-Dill-Kreis on the north edge of the Taunus. The city is known for its ancient town and its medieval cathedral. Historically in the Prussian Rhineland province.

Postmarks in Germany

Postal codes 35576–35586

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Allied Occupation

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Postmarks in German Empire

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Bridge in 1928.

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Postmarks in North German Confederation

Until end 1871.

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Postmarks in Prussia Rheinland province

WETZLAR county (Kreis) used a Postal code 1625, District of Coblenz.

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