Auel

Auel is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Lahn, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany.

Auel
Coat of arms
Location of Auel within Rhein-Lahn-Kreis district
Auel
Auel
Coordinates: 50°10′16″N 7°45′59″E
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictRhein-Lahn-Kreis
Municipal assoc.Loreley
Government
  MayorRalph-Dietmar Seitz
Area
  Total2.65 km2 (1.02 sq mi)
Elevation
275 m (902 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
  Total188
  Density71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56357
Dialling codes06771
Vehicle registrationEMS

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.[2]

Notes and references

  1. "Bevölkerungsstand 2019, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2020.
  2. http://www.graf-von-katzenelnbogen.de/ The History of the County of Katzenelnbogen and the First Riesling of the World


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