Westerburg

Westerburg
Westerburg Schlossberg the castle and the Evangelical castle church
Location of Westerburg within Westerwaldkreis district
Westerburg
Westerburg
Coordinates: 50°33′50″N 7°58′21″E / 50.56389°N 7.97250°E / 50.56389; 7.97250
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Westerburg
Subdivisions3
Government
  Mayor (201924) Janick Pape (CDU)
Area
  Total
18.48 km2 (7.14 sq mi)
Elevation
343 m (1,125 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)
  Total
5,868
  Density320/km2 (820/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56457
Dialling codes02663
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.stadt-westerburg.de

Westerburg (German pronunciation: [ˈvɛstɐˌbʊʁk] ) is a small town of roughly 6,000 inhabitants in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The town is named after the castle built on a hill above the medieval town centre (Burg is German for “castle”)