Adenau
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Location of Adenau within Ahrweiler district  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°23′N 6°56′E / 50.383°N 6.933°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Ahrweiler |
| Municipal assoc. | Adenau |
| Government | |
| • Stadtbürgermeister (2019–24) | Arnold Hoffmann[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18.56 km2 (7.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,956 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 53511–53518 |
| Dialling codes | 02691 |
| Vehicle registration | AW |
| Website | www.stadt-adenau.de |
Adenau (German: [ˈaːdənaʊ] ⓘ) is a town in the High Eifel in Germany. It is known as the Johanniterstadt because the Order of Saint John was based there in the Middle Ages. The town's coat of arms combines the black cross of the Electorate of Cologne with the lion of the lords of Nürburg. The northern loop of the Nürburgring lies just outside the town.
The Breidscheid section of Adenau was a separate municipality until 1952. The lords of Breidscheid are mentioned in the 13th century. The chapel of Breidscheid is dedicated to Saints Roch and Sebastian and was built in 1630 as a plague chapel.
History
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Adenau is mentioned for the first time in 992, under the name Adenova. In 1162,
In 1816 Adenau became the seat of an independent district. The District of Adenau was one of the poorest districts in Prussia. In 1927 the Nürburgring opened, built on the initiative of local magistrate Dr. Otto Creutz. In 1932 the district of Adenau was merged into the district of Ahrweiler.
Destinations
- The Nürburgring
- The Hohe Acht
Population development
The population development of Adenau refers to today's area of Adenau. The numbers 1871-1987 are census results:[3][4]
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Politics
The town council consists of 20 councillors and the local mayor.
- CDU: 12 seats
- ÖDP: 3 seats
- FDP: 2 seats
- SPD: 3 seats (situation: Local election on 25 May 2014)
Schools
In Adenau, there are three schools: a primary, a secondary (
Hohe Acht
The Hohe Acht is a tertiary
Culture
The international rock festival Rock am Ring is a major cultural event.[9] Every year 80,000 or more people meet near Adenau to "rock". The event first took place in 1985, and was originally planned as a unique event. It was so successful, with 75,000 participants, that it was decided to make it an annual event. There has been one 2-year break since then after attendance numbers fell in 1988, after which the festival resumed in 1991 in a revised format with more emphasis on new acts. The camp associated with the festival is an important part of the experience.
Adenau is also known globally in the motorsports world from the name of the Adenau Bridge corner on the Nürburgring Nordschliefe race circuit. The corner is about 9.5km from the start of the circuit and is located to the south east of Adenau town.[10]
Twin towns — sister cities
Adenau is
Sillery, Marne, France
Mellieħa, Malta
Castione della Presolana, Italy
Famous people
- Johann Nicola Baur (1808−1874) merchant and Prussian civil servant
- Clemens de Lassaulx (1809–1906), forester in Adenau, the "father of the Eifel"
- Erich Klausener (1885–1934), magistrate of the rural district of Adenau 1917–1919, shot by the Nazis in 1934
- Otto Wemper (1894–1969), forester, pioneer of reforestation of strip-mined sites, head of the Forestry Department at Adenau 1925–1940
- Max Funke (1895–1980), entrepreneur and inventor, founded Max Funke KG in Adenau 1951
- Bernhard Müller-Feyen (1931−2004), artist born in Adenau
- Marion von Haaren (born 1957), European correspondent with ARD, educated in Adenau
- Sabine Schmitz (1969-2021), Racing Driver and Television Personality, born in Adenau
- handballer, born 1976 in Adenau
- Fabian Giefer, footballer, born 1990 in Adenau
- Christopher Theisen (born 1993), football player
References
- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Ahrweiler, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 3 August 2021.
- Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
- ^ Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz – Regionaldaten
- ^ "Mein Dorf, meine Stadt (Template)".
- ^ "Ekg Adenau". Ekg Adenau. Archived from the original on 26 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
- ^ "Realschule Adenau". Realschule Adenau. Archived from the original on 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
- ^ "Hauptschule Adenau". Hauptschule Adenau. Archived from the original on 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
- ^ "Kaiser-Wilhelm-Turm". eifel.de. Archived from the original on May 22, 2006. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
- ^ Marek Lieberberg. "Rock am ring". Archived from the original on 14 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
- ^ "Nurburgring". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport magazine. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
External links
- Adenau official site
- Erich-Klausener-Gymnasium Adenau
- Adenau Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine portrait with video, Südwestrundfunk (in German)
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