Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler () is a spa town in the German Bundesland of Rhineland-Palatinate that serves as the

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of the

Ahrweiler district Ahrweiler () is a district in the north of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Euskirchen, Rhein-Sieg and the city of Bonn in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, and the districts ...

. The A61 motorway connects the town with cities like Cologne and Mainz. Formed by the merging of the towns (now districts) of Bad Neuenahr and Ahrweiler in 1969, Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler consists of 11 such districts.

Geography

Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler rests in the Ahr valley (german: Ahrtal) on the left bank of the Rhine river in the north of Rhineland-Palatinate. Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler nestles in the Ahr Hills (german: Ahrgebirge). The highest hill in the area is the Häuschen at metres above sea level. Nearby are the hills of Steckenberg, Neuenahrer, and Talerweiterung. There used to be castles on the last two of these hills.

Neighbouring communities

Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler is surrounded by the following villages and towns (clockwise from the north): Grafschaft, Remagen, Sinzig, Königsfeld, Schalkenbach,

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, Kesseling, Rech and Dernau. The nearest cities are Bonn and

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Districts

Bad Neuenahr is divided into Ortsbezirke which consist of one or more districts. The Ortsbezirke be represented by local councils. The largest district, Bad Neuenahr, was originally made up of three communities, which are still seen as districts. Population statistics as of 31 March 2013 (main and secondary residence):

Climate

History

Antiquity

Discoveries dating to the Hallstatt period (1000–500 BC) show farming activity by Celts that dwelled in the area. The Gallic Wars (58–50 BC) resulted in the forced relocation of the indigenous Eburones to the Middle Rhine. Several Roman discoveries date from the 1st to 3rd centuries. Most notable is the

Villa Rustica of Bad Neuenahr A villa is a type of house that was originally an ancient Roman upper class country house. Since its origins in the Roman villa, the idea and function of a villa have evolved considerably. After the fall of the Roman Republic, villas became ...

Middle Ages

In 893 AD, Ahrweiler was mentioned as Arwilre, Arewilre, Arewilere, and later Areweiller in the

Prüm Urbar Prümer Urbar, better known in English as the Polyptych or Polyptychon of Prüm, is a register of the properties (Urbarium) that belonged to the Benedictine Prüm Abbey in the Eifel in the year 893. In this document, the numerous possessions of the ...

(register of estates owned by Prüm Abbey). The abbey of Ahrweiler owned a manor with 24 farmsteads; 50 acres of farmland and 76 acres of vineyards. The first mention of a parish church occurred in Neuenahr Castle and surrounding county (Newenare) from 1204 to 1225. In 1246 was founded one of the oldest German inns Gasthaus Sanct Peter.

Modern Times

During the

2021 European floods In July 2021, several European countries were affected by severe floods. Some were catastrophic, causing deaths and widespread damage. The floods started in the United Kingdom as flash floods causing some property damage and inconvenience. L ...

much of the town was submerged and many died.

Economy

*The German Army's (german: Deutsches Heer) Logistics Centre (main depot) is located in an underground facility. *Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler has been home to the traditional mineral water "Heppinger" since 1584. *The "Apollinaris" mineral water company was founded in Bad Neuenahr in 1852.

Transport

The town has five stations on the

Ahr Valley Railway The Ahr Valley Railway (german: Ahrtalbahn), Remagen–Ahrbrück, is currently a 29 km-long, partly single-track and non-electrified branch line, which runs through the Ahr valley from Remagen via Ahrweiler and Dernau to Ahrbrück in the Germa ...

and provides hourly connections to Bonn.

Sport

*Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler is the home of the successful women's

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team, SC 07 Bad Neuenahr.

Twin towns – sister cities

Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler is

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with: * Brasschaat, Belgium

Notable people

Ahrweiler Marktplatz 23 Georg Kreuzberg 589

Cyrillus Jarre Cyrillus Jarre (born February 2, 1878 in Ahrweiler, Rhine Province, Germany as Rudolf Jarre, died March 8, 1952 in Jinan, Shandong, China, zh, t=楊恩賚, s=杨恩赉, first=t, w=Yang Ên-lai, p=Yáng Ēnlài, also known as Cirillo Rudolfus ...

(1878–1952), Franciscan Archbishop in

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* Markus Stenz (born 1965), conductor * Björn Glasner (born 1973), cyclist * Jan van Eijden (born 1976), cyclist * Pierre Kaffer (born 1976), racing driver * Bianca Rech (born 1981), footballer * Ricarda Funk (born 1992), canoeist

Associated with the town

* Karl Marx (1818–1883), philosopher and economist, stayed in a spa resort in Bad Neuenahr in 1877 *

Peter Friedhofen Peter Friedhofen (25 February 1819 – 21 December 1860) was a German Roman Catholic professed religious and the founder of the Brothers of Mercy of Mary Help of Christians. Friedhofen worked as a chimney sweep with his older brother until ...

(1819–1860), founder of the Charitable Brethren of Maria Hilf, who practiced his trade first in Ahrweiler * Wolfgang Müller von Königswinter (1816–1873), novelist and poet, died in Bad Neuenahr *

Maria Magdalena Merten Maria Magdalena Merten (in religious life Blandine of the Sacred Heart, 10 July 1883 – 18 May 1918) was a German professed religious from the Ursulines. Merten worked as a teacher from 1902 to 1908 in the secular environment while then serving ...

(1883–1918), nun, member of the Ursulines near Ahrweiler * Ebba Tesdorpf (1851–1920), illustrator and watercolorist, died in Ahrweiler *

Paul Metternich Paul Graf Wolff Metternich zur Gracht (December 5, 1853 – November 29, 1934) was a Prussian and German ambassador in London (1901–1912) and Constantinople (1915–1916). He was a prominent German opponent of Ottoman actions duri ...

(1853–1934), diplomat, died in the district of Heppingen * Max von Schillings (1868–1933), composer and conductor *

Christian Hülsmeyer Christian Hülsmeyer (Huelsmeyer) (25 December 1881 – 31 January 1957) was a German inventor, physicist and entrepreneur. He is credited with the invention of radar, although his apparatus, called the "Telemobiloscope," could not directly measu ...

(1891–1957), inventor, physicist and entrepreneur, died in Ahrweiler

References

External links

* * {{Authority control Spa towns in Germany Populated places in Ahrweiler (district)