Nassau (region)

Nassau (/ˈnæsɔː/ NASS-aw, also UK: /ˈnæsaʊ/ NASS-ow, US: /ˈnɑːsaʊ/ NAHSS-ow, German: [ˈnasaʊ] ⓘ) is a geographical, historical and cultural region in today's Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse in western Germany.

Much of the area is today part of the Nassau Nature Park.

Nassau is located on the German-Dutch Orange Route, and has strong historical and cultural ties to nearby Luxembourg and historical ties to the Netherlands, which were both ruled by the House of Nassau and are still ruled by its descendants.

The Nassau name is also part of the name of the Dutch royal family, Orange-Nassau, and its secondary titles of Prince or Princess of Orange-Nassau.

The Nassau cultural identity can be seen in the name of the regional newspaper Nassauische Neue Presse and the savings bank Nassauische Sparkasse [de].

Flag of the Duchy of Nassau , an independent country until 1866
Arms of Nassau: Azure, billetty a lion rampant with a closed crown Or, armed and langued gules.
St. Goarshausen , with Katz Castle and the Loreley rock
The Duchy of Nassau