Altenahr
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  Altenahr | ||
Location of Altenahr within Ahrweiler district 
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| Coordinates: 50°31′03″N 06°59′19″E / 50.51750°N 6.98861°ECoordinates: 50°31′03″N 06°59′19″E / 50.51750°N 6.98861°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| District | Ahrweiler | |
| Municipal assoc. | Altenahr | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Albrecht Kreiten (CDU) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 14.84 km2 (5.73 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 170 m (560 ft) | |
| 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]
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
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]
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References
- ↑ "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31. Dezember 2015" (PDF). Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2016.
- 1 2 Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz - Regional data
- ↑ Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis 2006 Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine., pages 168, 177 (pdf; 2.1 MB)
- ↑ Statistics Department of Rhineland-Palatinate – number of inhabitants in the municipalities on 31 December 2014]]).
