Auel Explained

Image Coa:DEU Auel COA.svg
Coordinates:50.1711°N 7.7664°W
Image Plan:Auel in EMS.svg
State:Rheinland-Pfalz
District:Rhein-Lahn-Kreis
Verbandsgemeinde:Loreley
Elevation:275
Area:2.65
Postal Code:56357
Area Code:06771
Licence:EMS, DIZ, GOH
Gemeindeschlüssel:07 1 41 004
Mayor:Ralph-Dietmar Seitz[1]
Leader Term:2019 - 24

Auel is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Lahn, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany.

History

In 1250 Auel was first documented as Owele. In 1437 Auel tax especially for wine was sold from the Counts of Helfenstein to the Counts of Katzenelnbogen for 60 guilder.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.wahlen.rlp.de/de/kw/wahlen/kd/gebiete/1410000000000.html Direktwahlen 2019, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis
  2. http://www.graf-von-katzenelnbogen.de/ The History of the County of Katzenelnbogen and the First Riesling of the World