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27-573: Wimbach is a municipality in the district of Ahrweiler , in Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany . This Ahrweiler location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ahrweiler (district) The region was conquered by the Romans under Julius Caesar about 50 BC. Some hundred years later the Roman fort of Rigomagus ( Gaulish for "king's field") was founded, later to become

54-632: A disastrous period in the Thirty Years' War in the 17th century, the town was besieged, plundered and set on fire by the French. But the darkest day in Ahrweiler's history was on May 1, 1689, when the town was razed to the ground, and only ten houses were left standing among the ruins. The districts of Ahrweiler and Adenau were established in 1816, just after Prussia occupied the Rhineland. The district of Adenau

81-593: A main drainage system of the eastern Eifel. The watershed is approximately 900 square kilometres (350 sq mi). There were isolated settlements in the Ahr valley beginning at the latest in Roman times, evidenced by the Roman villa near Ahrweiler. Owing to their isolated location, the upper and middle parts of the course were sparsely populated. That began changing in the mid-19th century. The development of settlements and transportation routes (including three railway lines) and

108-520: A northeasterly direction. In Altenahr, the valley bends to the east and initially follows a very winding course. Here the river is accompanied by the B ;267 , although it does not follow every loop in the river. In Altenahr, the largest bend in the river beings; it is protected because of its flora and fauna. From here, the valley becomes a gorge bordered by the steep cliffs of the Ahr Hills . From Reimerzhoven

135-619: Is a river in Germany , a left tributary of the Rhine . Its source is at an elevation of approximately 470 metres (1,540 ft) above sea level in Blankenheim in the Eifel , in the cellar of a timber-frame house near the castle of Blankenheim. After 18 kilometres (11 mi) it crosses from North Rhine-Westphalia into Rhineland-Palatinate . The Ahr flows through Ahr valley or Ahrtal , passing through

162-477: Is also characterised by orchards and vineyards. The lower Ahr River is one of the northernmost wine regions of Germany, known for its red wines from Pinot noir ( Spätburgunder ) and Portugieser . Ahrweiler is especially well known for its vineyards and wineries. Wine growing and trading has been going on in Ahrweiler for over 1,000 years. The town is the chief cultivator for the red wine known as "Ahrburgunder". Bachem, which lies one kilometre south of Ahrweiler,

189-613: Is also well known for its "Frühburgunder", a local name for Pinot Noir Précoce . Traditionally, in this small town more of this wine is produced than in any other place in the Ahr valley . On the first Sunday in September there is a traditional and annual wine festival in Ahrweiler, for which a "Wine Queen," or "Burgundia", is elected. Within the district are also the wine festival on the first Sunday in July at Bachem and another one in nearby Walporzheim on

216-560: The Ahr river rose, killing at least 135 people. In Jewish texts, the town was called Aroil'ra (ארוילרא). From the 13th century and on, there was a considerable Jewish community in Ahrweiler. In the 14th century, the Jews of the town traded in salt and wine. During that period, the Jewish community of the town suffered from the Black Death Jewish persecutions . In 1900, 65 Jews lived in

243-460: The B 258 federal road . Below the hamlet of Ahrdorf in the municipality of Blankenheim, the Ahr reaches its southernmost point and enters the state of Rhineland-Palatine. From Müsch via Antweiler to Fuchshofen , the river runs northwards and turns east at Schuld heading through Insul to Dümpelfeld . Here, the Ahr collects the waters of the Adenauer Bach coming from the right and flowing in

270-609: The 9th century, among them Sinzig and the eponymous village of Ahrweiler (since 1969 a part of Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler ). The name of Ahrweiler was first noted in the Land Register of the Abbey of Prüm , which during the ninth century, owned almost all of the property in the town. In 1180, the Holy Roman Emperor Barbarossa chose Sinzig as a place to meet the envoys of France and Flanders . Another significant place

297-621: The Ahr passes through the county town of Bad Neuenahr . In Heimersheim , the vineyards end. The valley floor between Bad Bodendorf on the northern side and Sinzig on a terrace in the south is dominated by agriculture and fruit and vegetable growing. The mouth of the Ahr lies on the plain of the Golden Mile , between the Remagen district of Kripp and the town of Sinzig at a height of about 53 m above NHN . Since being re-naturalised (from 1979, see aerial photographs) it has been one of

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324-519: The basement of a timber-framed house in an enclosed spring at a height of 474 m above  sea level (NHN) . It then flows through the Schwanenweiher pond below Blankenheim Castle . The stream, which runs in a south-easterly direction, through the valley meadows of upper Ahr valley, has not cut very deeply into the heights of the Eifel. Much of the upper Ahr valley is protected and follows

351-585: The city of Remagen . The Vinxtbach, a narrow brook and an affluent of the Rhine, was defined as the borderline between the Roman provinces of Germania superior and Germania inferior . There was originally a Roman villa here; the German suffix, "weiler", is from the Latin term "villare", meaning "land attached to a Roman villa, farm". Portions of a Roman aqueduct have also been found nearby. Many towns were first mentioned in

378-428: The expansion of the area used for agriculture in the Ahr valley led to the narrowing and constraint of the riverbed. The course of the river was graded and its banks were stabilized. Catastrophic flash flooding occurred on the Ahr in 1910 and 2021 resulting in the deaths of hundreds. The Ahr rises in the middle of the village of Blankenheim , in the Eifel region of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia , in

405-408: The few natural river mouths on the Rhine and is under protection . The tributaries of the Ahr include (in upstream order): Tributaries with a length of over 7 km (from source to mouth): Left tributaries are in dark blue; right tributaries in light blue. The Ahr is well known for the many vineyards that grace the hillsides downstream of the village of Altenahr . The small Ahr wine region

432-507: The first Sunday in August. By the way, Walporzheim also has the oldest wine house in the Ahr, named St. Peters, which dates from 1246. The Nürburgring , a famous Formula One circuit, is located in the district. The coat of arms was adopted in 1927. It displays: Free municipality 50°32′N 7°5′E  /  50.533°N 7.083°E  / 50.533; 7.083 Ahr Ahr ( German pronunciation: [ˈaːɐ̯] )

459-515: The four City Gates. In each division there was a commons, which originally belonged to the town's citizens. These were later put in the care of the protective Social Communities, who protected the interests of the inhabitants. These Social Communities (Hutengemeinschaften) continue to exist. They are: Hutengemeinschaft Adenbachhut Ahrweiler; Hutengemeinschaft "St. Barbara" Ahrhut Ahrweiler; Hutengemeinschaft "St. Katharina" Niederhut Ahrweiler; Hutengemeinschaft "St. Ursula" Oberhut Ahrweiler e.V.. During

486-464: The north of the Ahr are called the Ahr Hills ; they are lower than the mountains of the High Eifel in the south of the district. Walporzheim, one kilometre west of Ahrweiler, has some curious rock formations called the "Bunte Kuh" (Colorful Cow) and the "Kaiserstuhl" (Emperor's Chair). The forests of the Eifel are the result of reforestations in the 19th century. The most common tree is the fir, which

513-547: The town (1% of the total population), and 319 in 1933. Although much of the town resisted early National Socialism , and the town leaders had refused Adolf Hitler a chance to address the community in 1932 , they were not able to escape the reach of the Nazis entirely. Ahrweiler had a small Jewish community before the Nazis came to power, but they were all taken away and relocated, some to concentration camps, after 1933. No member of this community ever returned to Ahrweiler, and today,

540-401: The town's old synagogue that was desecrated during 1938 Kristallnacht , is used for art displays. The Rhine forms the eastern border of the district. The Ahr , a tributary of the Rhine, enters the district in the southeast and runs northeastwards to meet the Rhine within the borders of the district. Ahrweiler is located in the northernmost part of the Eifel mountains. The mountains to

567-592: The town, and these constructions remain mostly unimpaired. . In the early years of the Holy Roman Empire there was a county of Ahr, but it was annexed by the Bishop of Cologne in 1246. Afterwards Remagen became the most important town of the region. The parish church, St. Laurentius (St. Laurence) de:St. Laurentius (Ahrweiler) , was originally built in 1269. Since the Middle Ages, the town has been roughly divided by

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594-517: The towns of Schuld , Altenahr and Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler . Between Remagen and Sinzig (south of Bonn ), at about 50 metres (160 ft) above sea level, it flows into the Rhine. The length is roughly 89 kilometres (55 mi), of which 68 kilometres (42 mi) is within Rhineland-Palatinate. The Ahr has a gradient of 0.4 percent in its lower course, and 0.4 to 0.8 percent in its upper course. The Ahr and its tributaries are

621-465: The valley sides are dominated by vineyards, especially on the south-facing slopes north of the river, particularly around the villages of Mayschoß , Rech , Dernau and Marienthal . The last narrow point in the Ahr valley occurs below the Bunte Kuh ("coloured cow"), a rock formation that almost reaches the river and leaves little room for road and railway. In Walporzheim , the valley widens abruptly, and

648-562: Was merged with Ahrweiler in 1932. The Ahrweiler City Gate and many other historical buildings were partially destroyed at the end of World War II during the contested advances of the Allies. The battle of the Rhine bridge of Remagen, otherwise known as the Ludendorff Bridge , in 1945, is a well-known event in local history, also due to the U.S. movie The Bridge at Remagen (1969). The 2021 European floods heavily impacted Ahrweiler, where

675-400: Was originally not native to the region. The Ahr river and its smaller affluents serve as a habitat for rare animals, that are adapted to alluvial forests. Examples are the oriole , the nightingale and the endangered black kite . Some fens in the area were drained in the 20th century. The Rodder Maar, a lake in the eastern part of the district, was drained in the 1950s, and a coniferous forest

702-399: Was planted on the former water body; in 1998 the lake was restored, and rare animals begin to arrive there again. The geology of the lake is uncertain. In its circular shape it appears similar to volcanic maars that are found in the nearby Daum region, but there is no evidence of volcanism, and so it is not a "maar". In 2013 evidence that it is meteoritic in origin was presented. Ahrweiler

729-635: Was the Abbey of Maria Laach on the Laacher See, a lake in the southeast of the district. From 1100 to 1246, the district was ruled by the Grafen (Counts) von Are (Ahr), and then by their relatives, the Grafen von Hochstaden. These families were mainly responsible for the development of Ahrweiler, which then was, together with Bonn , Andernach and Nürburg , one of the capitals of the Archbishopric of Cologne . Defensive walls, ramparts and towers were built around

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