Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler () is a

spa town A spa town is a resort town based on a mineral spa (a developed mineral spring). Patrons visit spas to "take the waters" for their purported health benefits. Thomas Guidott set up a medical practice in the English town of Bath in 1668. He ...

in the German Bundesland of

Rhineland-Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; german: link=no, Rheinland-Pfalz ; lb, Rheinland-Pfalz ; pfl, Rhoilond-Palz) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the ...

that serves as the capital of the Ahrweiler district. The A61

motorway A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway and expressway. Other similar terms i ...

connects the town with cities like

Cologne Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and 3.6 millio ...

and

Mainz Mainz () is the capital and largest city of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Mainz is on the left bank of the Rhine, opposite to the place that the Main joins the Rhine. Downstream of the confluence, the Rhine flows to the north-west, with Ma ...

. 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 ), Surselva, Graubünden, Switzerland , source1_coordinates= , source1_elevation = , source2 = Rein Posteriur/Hinterrhein , source2_location = Paradies Glacier, Graubünden, Switzerland , source2_coordinates= , so ...

river in the north of

. Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler nestles in the

Ahr Hills The Ahr HillsElkins, T.H. (1972). ''Germany'' (3rd ed.). London: Chatto & Windus, 1972. . (german: Ahrgebirge or ''Ahreifel'' ) are a range of low mountains and hills up to and long in the Eifel region of Germany, which lie roughly southwest of ...

(german: Ahrgebirge). The highest hill in the area is the

Häuschen The Häuschen is a hill, , in the Eifel mountains. It rises near Ahrweiler in the county of Ahrweiler in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Geography Location The Häuschen is located in the Ahr Eifel in the Ahrweiler Forest (''Ah ...

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 Remagen ( ) is a town in Germany in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, in the district of Ahrweiler. It is about a one-hour drive from Cologne, just south of Bonn, the former West German capital. It is situated on the left (western) bank of the ...

Sinzig Sinzig is a town in the district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the river Rhine, about 5 km south-east of Remagen and 25 km south-east of Bonn, and it has approximately 20,000 inhabitants (2004). ...

, Königsfeld, Schalkenbach, Heckenbach,

Kesseling Kesseling is a municipality in the Ahrweiler (district), district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. References

Ahrweiler (district) {{Ahrweiler-geo-stub ...

Rech Rech may refer to: People * Almine Rech, French art dealer * Anthony Rech (born 1992), French ice hockey player * Bianca Rech (born 1981), German football player * Erich Rech, Iron Cross recipient * Fernando Rech Fernando Rech (born March 13 ...

and

Dernau Dernau is a municipality in the district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after R ...

. The nearest cities are

Bonn The federal city of Bonn ( lat, Bonna) is a city on the banks of the Rhine in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, with a population of over 300,000. About south-southeast of Cologne, Bonn is in the southernmost part of the Rhine-Ru ...

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):

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 The Gallic Wars were waged between 58 and 50 BC by the Roman general Julius Caesar against the peoples of Gaul (present-day France, Belgium, Germany and Switzerland). Gallic, Germanic, and British tribes fought to defend their homel ...

(58–50 BC) resulted in the forced relocation of the

indigenous Indigenous may refer to: *Indigenous peoples *Indigenous (ecology), presence in a region as the result of only natural processes, with no human intervention *Indigenous (band), an American blues-rock band *Indigenous (horse), a Hong Kong racehorse ...

Eburones The Eburones (Greek: ) were a Gallic- Germanic tribe dwelling in the northeast of Gaul, in what is now the southern Netherlands, eastern Belgium and the German Rhineland, in the period immediately preceding the Roman conquest of the region. Thou ...

to the Middle Rhine. Several Roman discoveries date from the 1st to 3rd centuries. 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 Prüm Abbey is a former Benedictine abbey in Prüm, now in the diocese of Trier (Germany), founded by the Frankish widow Bertrada the elder and her son Charibert, Count of Laon, in 721. The first abbot was Angloardus. The Abbey ruled over a va ...

). 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 A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, ...

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. La ...

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 Mineral water is water from a mineral spring that contains various minerals, such as salts and sulfur compounds. Mineral water may usually be still or sparkling (carbonated/effervescent) according to the presence or absence of added gases. T ...

company was founded in Bad Neuenahr in 1852.

Transport

The town has five stations on the Ahr Valley Railway and provides hourly connections to

Sport

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

SC 07 Bad Neuenahr SC 07 Bad Neuenahr was a German football club from Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate. The best-known section within the club was its women's football team, which was founded in 1969 and won the German Championship in 1978. ''Sportclu ...

Twin towns – sister cities

Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler is twinned with: *

Brasschaat Brasschaat () is a municipality located in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and in the Flemish province of Antwerp. The municipality only comprises the town of Brasschaat proper. In November 2006, Brasschaat won the LivCom-Award 200 ...

, Belgium

Notable people

Ahrweiler Marktplatz 23 Georg Kreuzberg 589

* Cyrillus Jarre (1878–1952), Franciscan Archbishop in Jinan *

Markus Stenz Markus Stenz (born 28 February 1965, Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate) is a German conductor. He studied at the Hochschule für Musik Köln with Volker Wangenhein and at Tanglewood with Leonard Bernstein and Seiji Ozawa. Stenz has ...

(born 1965), conductor *

Björn Glasner Björn Glasner (born 5 May 1973) is a German former professional cyclist. Major results ;2000 : 1st Stage 4 Bayern-Rundfahrt ;2002 : 1st Stage 2 Giro del Capo ;2004 : 1st Overall Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt ;2007 : 1st Overall Tour de East Java :: ...

(born 1973), cyclist * Jan van Eijden (born 1976), cyclist *

Pierre Kaffer Pierre Kaffer (born 7 November 1976 in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate) is a race car driver from Germany, currently living in Switzerland. Career In 1990, Kaffer started in Karting, moving in 1994 to Formula Ford, later Formula Ope ...

(born 1976), racing driver * Bianca Rech (born 1981), footballer *

Ricarda Funk Ricarda Funk (born 15 April 1992) is a German slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2008. Funk won the gold medal in the K1 event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She won eight medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Champ ...

(born 1992), canoeist

Associated with the town

Karl Marx Karl Heinrich Marx (; 5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, economist, historian, sociologist, political theorist, journalist, critic of political economy, and socialist revolutionary. His best-known titles are the 1848 ...

(1818–1883), philosopher and economist, stayed in a spa resort in Bad Neuenahr in 1877 * Peter Friedhofen (1819–1860), founder of the Charitable Brethren of Maria Hilf, who practiced his trade first in Ahrweiler *

Wolfgang Müller von Königswinter Wolfgang Müller von Königswinter (15 March 1816 in Königswinter – 29 June 1873 in Bad Neuenahr) was a German novelist and poet. He settled in Cologne, and became a popular poet, novelist, and chronicler of the Rhine region. Biography His r ...

(1816–1873), novelist and poet, died in Bad Neuenahr * Maria Magdalena Merten (1883–1918), nun, member of the

Ursulines The Ursulines, also known as the Order of Saint Ursula (post-nominals: OSU), is an enclosed religious order of consecrated women that branched off from the Angelines, also known as the Company of Saint Ursula, in 1572. Like the Angelines, they ...

near Ahrweiler *

Ebba Tesdorpf Ebba Tesdorpf (23 January 1851 – 22 February 1920) was an illustrator and watercolorist from Hamburg, Germany. Life Tesdorpf came from a Hanseatic family. She was the daughter of businessman Hans Peter Friedrich Tesdorpf and Antoin ...

(1851–1920), illustrator and watercolorist, died in Ahrweiler * Paul Metternich (1853–1934), diplomat, died in the district of Heppingen * Max von Schillings (1868–1933), composer and conductor * Christian Hülsmeyer (1891–1957), inventor, physicist and entrepreneur, died in Ahrweiler

References

External links

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