Nievern

Nievern
Coat of arms
Nievern
Location of Nievern within Rhein-Lahn-Kreis district
Coordinates: 50°20′N 7°41′E / 50.333°N 7.683°E / 50.333; 7.683Coordinates: 50°20′N 7°41′E / 50.333°N 7.683°E / 50.333; 7.683
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Rhein-Lahn-Kreis
Municipal assoc.	Bad Ems
Government
• Mayor	Franz Lehmler
Area
• Total	4.29 km2 (1.66 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	977
• Density	230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	56132
Dialling codes	02603
Vehicle registration	EMS
Website	www.nievern.de

Nievern is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Lahn, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany.

The municipality is located on the south shore of the river Lahn, at Kilometre 128, rising up to the hills of the Taunus mountains. The residential and commercial district of Maaracker, about 1 km to the east, joins directly with the neighbouring town and district capital of Bad Ems. It is then clockwise surrounded by the neighbouring municipalities of Frücht, Miellen and Fachbach on the opposite shore of the Lahn river.

Nievern is connected to the State Road B260 running up the Lahn valley from Lahnstein to Wiesbaden via a bridge crossing the river. Other roads connect to Bad Ems, Frücht and Miellen. The Lahn Valley cycle way runs through Fachbach on the opposite shore of the river. The Lahn Valley Railway passes through the village and operates a stop in the centre of the municipality.

The area of the modern municipality was incorporated into the Roman Empire by the first century AD and protected by the fortified frontier of the Limes, which ran across the Westerwald and Taunus mountains and crossed the Lahn river, the boundary between those, just 5 km to the east in the modern town centre of Bad Ems.

Nievern was first mentioned 1275 AD, although settlement has been suggested from around 900. It was owned by the family of the Von der Leyen since 1629 and then by the Duchy of Nassau since 1806.