Wirtshaus an der Lahn, Historical restaurant building in Dausenau, Germany.

The Wirtshaus an der Lahn is a restaurant building with traditional timber-frame construction situated directly on the banks of the Lahn River in Dausenau. The building has multiple dining rooms and retains the features of a traditional inn from the 17th century.

The building's documented history spans more than 350 years, with records of troops being fed here during the Thirty Years' War. It stood inside Dausenau's still largely intact town wall, which gave boatmen and carters a protected place to spend the night. Goethe passed through on his travels more than six times between 1774 and 1815.

The inn's name refers to the Lahn and to the old song of the Wirtinnenverse, whose setting it claims to be; Lahnstein also claims that role. The timber-frame house stands within Dausenau's largely preserved town wall, which sheltered boatmen and carters lodging here. Goethe is said to have written a verse on a tabletop after being mocked for drinking Schorle; it was visible under glass until 1935.

The inn stands in a timber-frame house directly on the Lahn bank in Dausenau, within the still largely intact historic town wall that once gave boatmen and carters a protected night's lodging. Approach on foot through the walled old town; the riverside setting is best used in the warmer months.

The poet Goethe visited the inn several times and left an inscription on an oak table that remained visible for many years. This personal connection makes it a place linked to German literary history.