Dernau

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Dernau
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Dernau
Dernau (Germany)
Dernau
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Ahrweiler
Municipal assoc. Altenahr
Local subdivisions 5
Mayor Manfred Wolff (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 5.72 km² (2.2 sq mi)
Elevation 124 m  (407 ft)
Population 1,890  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 330 /km² (856 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate AW
Postal code 53507
Area codes 02643; 02641 (Ortsteil Marienthal)
Website www.dernau.de

Coordinates: 50°32′03″N 07°02′33″E / 50.53417, 7.0425

Dernau is a municipality in the district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

The village of Dernau which is centrally located in the Ahr valley is famous for its wines, most of them are red wines. Besides agriculture tourism is a strong economical factor, which is growing rapidly.