Selters is a municipality with 8,000 inhabitants north of Bad Camberg in Limburg-Weilburg district in Hesse, Germany. The greater part of the Selters municipal area with the centres of Niederselters, Eisenbach, Münster and Haintchen lies in the area of the Eastern Hintertaunus north of the Taunus' main ridge, at elevations from 170 to 500 m. In terms …Selters is a municipality with 8,000 inhabitants north of Bad Camberg in Limburg-Weilburg district in Hesse, Germany. The greater part of the Selters municipal area with the centres of Niederselters, Eisenbach, Münster and Haintchen lies in the area of the Eastern Hintertaunus north of the Taunus' main ridge, at elevations from 170 to 500 m. In terms of natural environments, the main centre, Niederselters, also belongs to the southeastern part of the Limburg Basin. giving it a connection to the valley landscape of the Lahn. The fracture zone opening here into the basin from the south, the Idsteiner Senke, is locally known along the Emsbach, which empties into the Lahn, by the name Goldener Grund, a reference to the favourable climate and fruitful soil. The northern part of the community around Münster belongs geologically to the Lahn Basin, which is known for its mineral wealth from the Middle Devonian. Of special importance here was iron ore mining. The nearest towns are Bad Camberg and Limburg.
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