Auel
Auel | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Auel within Rhein-Lahn-Kreis district  | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Rhein-Lahn-Kreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Loreley |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Harald Kellotat |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.65 km2 (1.02 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 275 m (902 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• 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 |
Auel 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[2].
Notes and references
- ^ "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
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