HOHENLIMBURG

hohenlimburg, a town of germany, on the lenne, in the prussian prov. of westphalia, 30 m. by rail s.e. of dortmund. pop. (1905) 12,790. it has two evangelical churches, a roman catholic church and a synagogue. the town is the seat of various iron and metal industries, while dyeing, cloth-making and linen-weaving are also carried on here. it is the chief town of the county of limburg, and formerly belonged to the counts of limburg, a family which became extinct in 1508. later it passed to the counts of bentheim-tecklenburg. the castle of hohenlimburg, which overlooks the town, is now the residence of prince adolf of bentheim-tecklenburg.