Auel
Appearance
Auel | |
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Coordinates: 50°10′16″N 7°45′59″E / 50.17111°N 7.76639°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
District | Rhein-Lahn-Kreis |
Municipal assoc. | Loreley |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–24) | Ralph-Dietmar Seitz[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 2.65 km2 (1.02 sq mi) |
Elevation | 275 m (902 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 179 |
• Density | 68/km2 (170/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 56357 |
Dialling codes | 06771 |
Vehicle registration | EMS, DIZ, GOH |
Auel is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Lahn, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany.
History
[edit]In 1250 Auel was first documented as Owele. In 1437 Auel tax especially for wine was sold from the Counts of Helfenstein to the Counts of Katzenelnbogen for 60 guilder.[3]
Notes and references
[edit]- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
- ^ http://www.graf-von-katzenelnbogen.de/ The History of the County of Katzenelnbogen and the First Riesling of the World