Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler

Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler is a renowned spa town in the German Bundesland of Rhineland-Palatinate that serves as the capital of the Ahrweiler district. 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.

Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
Coat of arms
Location of Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler within Ahrweiler district
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
Coordinates: 50°32′41″N 7°6′48″E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Ahrweiler
Subdivisions	Ortsbezirke 13
Government
• Mayor	Guido Orthen (CDU)
Area
• Total	63.4 km^2 (24.5 sq mi)
Elevation	99 m (325 ft)
Population  (2019-12-31)[1]
• Total	28,468
• Density	450/km^2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	53474
Dialling codes	02641; 02646
Vehicle registration	AW
Website	www.bad-neuenahr-ahrweiler.de

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 506 metres (1,660 ft) 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, Rhineland-Palatinate, Schalkenbach, Heckenbach, Kesseling, Rech and Dernau. The nearest cities are Bonn and Koblenz.

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 The largest district, Bad Neuenahr, was originally made up of three communities, which are still seen as districts.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):[2]

Local District	Subdivision	Population (30 June 2015)
Ahrweiler	District: Ahrweiler	7,411
Bachem	District: Bachem	1,214
Bad Neuenahr	Districts: Beul, Hemmessen and Wadenheim	12,132
Gimmigen	District: Gimmigen	735
Heimersheim	District: Heimersheim and Ehlingen	3,194
Heppingen	District: Heppingen	873
Kirchdaun	District: Kirchdaun	368
Lohrsdorf	District: Lohrsdorf and Green	672
Ramersbach	District: Ramersbach	567
Walporzheim	District: Walporzheim and Marienthal	698

History

Ahrweiler, St. Laurentius Church

Plaque at Landskron ruin

Thermal Badehaus und Kurhaus from Bad Neuenahr

Casino from Bad Neuenahr

Luxury Steigenberger Hotel in Bad Neuenahr in autumn time

Antiquity

Discoveries dating to Hallstatt period (1000-500 BC) shows farming activity by local Celts that dwelled in the area. The Gallic Wars (58–50 BC) resulted in the forced relocation of the indigenous Eburones people to the Middle Rhine. From the 1st to 3rd century, several Roman discoveries were made. Most notable is the Villa Rustica of Bad Neuenahr.

Middle Ages

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

Twin towns

•  Belgium: Brasschaat

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 and provides hourly connections to Bonn.

Sport

• Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler is the home of the successful women's soccer team, SC 07 Bad Neuenahr.

Born in Bad Neuenahr

Ahrweiler Marktplatz 23 Memorial plate birthplace Georg Kreuzberg

• Georg Kreuzberg (1796-1873), who discovered the source of the Apollinaris mineral fountain
• Cyrillus Jarre (1878-1952), Franciscan Martyrs Archbishop in Jinan / China
• 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), football player

Connected to Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler

• Karl Marx (1818-1883) (1877 last stay in Germany as a spa resort in Bad Neuenahr in the "Hotel Flora"
• Peter Friedhofen (1819-1860), founder of the Charitable Brethren of Maria Hilf), (who practiced his trade first in Ahrweiler)
• Wolfgang Müller von Königswinter (1816-1873), physician, politician and poet of patriotic lyric, died in Bad Neuenahr
• Blandine Merten ( Sister Blandine ) (1883-1918), nun and blessed (entered the Monastery of Calvary in Ahrweiler, wh
• Ebba Tesdorpf (1851-1920), hamburgische draftsman and watercolor istin (died during a spa stay in Ahrweiler)
• Paul Metternich (1853-1934), German diplomat (died in the district of Heppingen)
• Max von Schillings (1868-1933), Composer, Conductor and Theaterintendant
• Christian Hülsmeyer (1891-1957), German entrepreneur, inventor, radiofrequency technician (first conducted experiments with the help of Radiowellen in 1904, died in Ahrweiler)

References

1. "Bevölkerungsstand 2019, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2020.
2. http://www.bad-neuenahr-ahrweiler.de/zahlen-daten/

External links

• "Neuenahr" . Encyclopædia Britannica. 19 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 425.
• Official website (in German)