Auel
Auel | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Auel
within Rhein-Lahn-Kreis district
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Location of Auel | |
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 (German pronunciation: [ˈaʊəl]) is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Lahn, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany.
History
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
- ^ 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