Altenahr

Altenahr

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Altenahr

Coordinates: 50°31′03″N 06°59′19″E / 50.51750°N 6.98861°E / 50.51750; 6.98861Coordinates: 50°31′03″N 06°59′19″E / 50.51750°N 6.98861°E / 50.51750; 6.98861
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Ahrweiler
Municipal assoc. Altenahr
Government
  Mayor Albrecht Kreiten (CDU)
Area
  Total 14.84 km2 (5.73 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
  Total 1,893
  Density 130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 53502–53505
Dialling codes 02643
Vehicle registration AW
Website www.altenahr.de

Altenahr is a municipality in the district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the administrative centre for the eponymous collective municipality, to which it belongs. Altenahr is a state-recognised tourist resort and is ranked as a Grundzentrum for state planning purposes.[2]

Altenahr, aerial photograph, 2015

Geography

Location

Altenahr is situated on the river Ahr, on the northeastern edge of the Ahr Hills. part of the Eifel mountains, approximately 10 kilometres west of Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler and about 35 kilometres southwest of Bonn.

Administrative organisation

The municipality of Altenahr comprises the following parishes: Altenahr, Altenburg, Kreuzberg and Reimerzhoven.

Neighbouring municipalities

Altenahr borders on the following neighbouring municipalities, listed clockwise from the north: Kalenborn, Grafschaft, Mayschoß, Ahrbrück, Lind and Berg.

Climate

The annual precipitation is 668 mm which is in the middle third of readings collected for Germany as a whole. 34 % of weather stations of the German Meteorological Service record lower values. The driest month is February, the greatest amount of rain falls in July; 1.6 times that of February. However, in general the level of precipitation varies little and is evenly distributed over the year. Only 13 % of weather stations record lower seasonal variations.

History

Photograph of Altenahr in about 1900.

Altenahr was first mentioned in 893 in the Prüm Urbar.

Incorporations

On 7 June 1969 the hitherto independent municipality of Kreuzberg, with its 560 inhabitants, was incorporated into Altenahr.[3]

Population growth

The growth in Altenahr's population related to the present-day municipal area; the values from 1871 to 1987 are based on censuses:[2][4]

Year Population
1815 893
1835 1,066
1871 1,140
1905 1,305
1939 1,737
1950 1,915
Year Population
1961 2,032
1970 2,101
1987 1,758
1997 1,774
2005 1,668
2014 1,844

References


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