Lindenholzhausen (in local dialect „Hollesse“) has been a district of the Town of Limburg an der Lahn since 1972. The population on the 31st Jan. 2007 was 3,377. Lindenholzhausen has an average elevation of 170 metres above sea level and an area of 831.7 hectares (ha), making it the largest district of Limburg an der Lahn, the others being Ahlbach, Blumenrod, Dietkirchen, Eschhofen, Linter, Offheim and Staffel.
During its history, the village has had numerous variations of its current name: Hultshusin prope Ribesangin, Holtshusen bi Ribesangen, Holtzhusen prope Lympurg, Hulzhusen zo der lynden and Lynnenholzhausen.
The name Lindenholzhausen is a compound noun comprising the nouns Holz, Hausen, and Linde. Holz, meaning timber/lumber, probably originates from the Old Saxon „holt“ meaning forest, wood, timber/lumber and the Old High German „hulta“ also meaning timber/lumber. The noun Hausen which in standard German is only found as a suffix in place names (the verb hausen means to dwell,…