Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler

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Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler within Ahrweiler district
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Coordinates: 50°32′41″N 7°6′48″E / 50.54472°N 7.11333°E / 50.54472; 7.11333
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Ahrweiler
Subdivisions	Ortsbezirke 13
Government
• Mayor (2017–25)	Guido Orthen[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	63.4 km2 (24.5 sq mi)
Elevation	99 m (325 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	26,669
• Density	420/km2 (1,100/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

Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler (German pronunciation: [baːt ˌnɔʏənʔaːɐ̯ˈʔaːɐ̯vaɪlɐ]) is a 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 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) above sea level. Nearby are the hills of Steckenberg, Neuenahrer, and Talerweiterung. There used to be castles on the last two of these hills.

Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler is surrounded by the following villages and towns (clockwise from the north): Grafschaft, Remagen, Sinzig, Königsfeld, Schalkenbach, Heckenbach, Kesseling, Rech and Dernau. The nearest cities are Bonn and Koblenz.

Bad Neuenahr is divided into Ortsbezirke which consist of one or more districts. The Ortsbezirke are 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 The largest district, Bad Neuenahr, was originally made up of three communities, which are still seen as districts.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):^[3]

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 [de].

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.

Close to Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, the national Government bunker was built between 1960 and 1972 inside two abandoned railway tunnels that were built as part of the Strategic Railway. The bunker was maintained and kept in a working condition for about 30 years and decommissioned in 1997. The location is a museum since February 2008.

During the 2021 European floods much of the town was submerged and many died.^[4]

• 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.

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

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

Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler is twinned with:^[5]

• Brasschaat, Belgium

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

• Karl Marx (1818–1883), philosopher and economist, stayed in a spa resort in Bad Neuenahr in 1877
• Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 1770 – 26 March 1827), is said to have visited the town in his youth. The Beethovenhaus is named in his honor.^[6]
• 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), novelist and poet, died in Bad Neuenahr
• Blandine Merten (1883–1918), Ursuline nun near Ahrweiler
• Ebba Tesdorpf (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

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