hn stein ▁is ▁situated ▁on ▁the ▁right ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁Rh ine . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁it ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 4 , 3 5 1 ▁people . ▁By ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁this ▁had ▁grown ▁to ▁ 6 , 8 1 2 . ▁It ▁has ▁two ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁churches . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁the ▁chief ▁indust ries ▁were ▁the ▁making ▁of ▁mach in ery ▁and ▁ship building . ▁Nieder la hn stein ▁obtained ▁civ ic ▁rights ▁in ▁ 1 3 3 2 , ▁and ▁was ▁until ▁ 1 8 0 3 ▁on ▁the ▁territory ▁of ▁the ▁elect or ▁of ▁T rier . ▁Here ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 8 1 4 ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁army ▁crossed ▁the ▁Rh ine . ▁In ▁the ▁vic inity ▁are ▁the ▁Johann isk irche , ▁of ▁a ▁Roman es que ▁design , ▁and ▁the ▁All er he il igen berg , ▁where on ▁stands ▁a ▁chap el , ▁once ▁a ▁famous ▁place ▁of ▁pil gr image . ▁ ▁On ▁ 7 ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁Nieder la hn stein ▁was ▁joined ▁with ▁Ober la hn stein ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁L ahn stein . ▁ ▁Johann isk irche ▁ ▁The ▁Johann isk irche ▁( English : ▁Church ▁of ▁St . ▁John , ▁named ▁after ▁John ▁the ▁Bapt ist ) ▁was ▁constructed ▁from ▁ 1 1 3 0 ▁to ▁ 1 1 3 6 . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁oldest ▁gallery