Coordinates: 50°10′16″N 7°45′59″E / 50.17111°N 7.76639°E / 50.17111; 7.76639

Auel

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Auel
Location of Auel within Rhein-Lahn-Kreis district
Coordinates: 50°10′16″N 7°45′59″E / 50.17111°N 7.76639°E / 50.17111; 7.76639
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictRhein-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
 • Density68/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56357
Dialling codes06771
Vehicle registrationEMS, DIZ, GOH

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.[3]

Notes and references

  1. Direktwahlen 2019, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 5 August 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. http://www.graf-von-katzenelnbogen.de/ The History of the County of Katzenelnbogen and the First Riesling of the World