Weir across the River Lahn in Limburg an der Lahn, Hesse, Germany.

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Limburg an der Lahn, Hesse, Germany: weir across the River Lahn. A weir is a barrier across the width of a river that alters its flow. Limburg moved up a gear in 1150 when a wooden bridge was constructed across the River Lahn, allowing a long-distance trade route from Cologne to Frankfurt, the Via Publica, to run directly through the settlement. In 1214, Limburg officially became a town. In 1306, the wooden bridge was replaced with a stone bridge, the Alte Lahnbrücke (Old Lahn Bridge), and bridge tolls paid by traveling merchants funded construction of magnificent buildings. Today, Limburg is one of the best preserved medieval towns in Germany.

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Size: 4256px × 2832px
Location: River Lahn, Limburg an der Lahn, Hesse, Germany
Photo credit: © Terence Kerr / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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