Auel
Auel | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Auel
within Rhein-Lahn-Kreis district
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  Auel  Auel | |
| 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 (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 174 |
| • Density | 65.7/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.
- ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ http://www.graf-von-katzenelnbogen.de/ The History of the County of Katzenelnbogen and the First Riesling of the World
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