Auel

Auel is a municipality in the Rhein- Lahn-Kreis in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Loreley, which has its headquarters in St. Goar.

• 3.1 municipal

• 5.1 Structures
• 5.2 associations
• 5.3 Volunteer Fire Department
• 5.4 Regular events

Geography

To Auel includes the residential places Rödel Bach, Beautiful Beck and Theis mill.

History

In 1250 the village was first mentioned in documents as Owele. From 1806 Auel was part of the duchy of Nassau, which was annexed in 1866 by Prussia. Since 1946 it has been part of Rhineland- Palatinate.

There were many different places, was tied to the church Auel. So it was at first forced to attend church in Ruppertshofen four kilometers away. Later they came to the agreement that the Auel citizens could visit the church in "only" two kilometers away Lierschied, because you then and now does not have a church. Today, the site of the evangelical church to St. Goar is subject; however, find services once a month in the village hall in Auel instead.

Coat of Arms history

The coat of arms of the small town Auel was approved in 1985. The story that describes the coat of arms is related to the former county to Katzenelenbogen. The red lion on a gold field was the coat of arms of the counts and is the former affiliation Auels to this county. The old house on a blue background is the landmark of the place. It used to be a town hall, today, after a renovation, it's the fire department of the municipality. Last to mention is the three-bladed silver branch on a green background, surrounded by a corrugated beam having a plurality of interpretation hypotheses. Since Auel used to be a village with large grass areas, which was rich in water was as described, it can be assumed that the wave lines, the water and the green background to symbolize the green landscape.

Population Development

For the early years of the small village no accurate records exist. But one can say that the number of inhabitants is likely to have only limited to a few farmers. The growth of the small community is also in the following years was low. The first verifiable records are from the years 1639-1693. During the 17th century Auel had between 45 and 65 inhabitants and in 1783, 123 inhabitants.

The development of the population of Auel, the values ​​from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Auel consists of six council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 by majority vote, and the honorary mayor as chairman location.

Coat of arms

The blazon is: " Split of gold and blue by a bent- green top, is a silver wave beams, covered with a three-leaf silver branch; front a blue reinforced and gezungter red lion to the left, behind a silver half-timbered house with black roof, on the right a black bell tower ".

Culture and sights

Structures

Among the attractions in Auel can see two buildings include:

• The old town hall
• The village square with the village well

The old town hall, which is called colloquially Backes ( = Backhaus ), was first mentioned in 1822 under this name, and makes it one of the oldest buildings in Auel. The bell tower was first mentioned in 1865, the associated bell bears the inscription: " God alone the honor anno 1668 ". In 1926 a fire destroyed the house, but it was rebuilt again in the same year. In the 1970s, the volunteer fire department moved into the building; in 1981/ 82, the old City Hall was renovated and placed under monument protection. As part of the Village Renewal (1983 /84) the county government Rhein- Lahn classified the building in the era around the 17th or 18th century.

The old village well, which is communal property since 1912, was formerly an important water dispenser for the village. Today, the well is still used regularly in the summer months.

Clubs

The mixed choir MGV " Loreley" Auel was founded in April 1904. Despite the small population, the number of members or active singers in about 30 people. In honor of the 100 -year existence, the choir was awarded the Zelter Plaque.

The table - tennis club Auel (TTC Auel ) was founded on 5 May 1959. He plays in the championship round of 2011/2012 for the first time in the club's history with only one men's team. This is reported in the second circle class ( scale C ) in the district of "Southern Westerwald / Rhein- Lahn ."

Volunteer Fire Department

One can trace the roots of the volunteer fire department in Auel to the year 1882. At this time, a fire department should already be established, but because of the small population did not materialize. The actual founding year of the volunteer fire department in 1904.

Regular events

• Shrove meeting in February
• Club championships of the TTC
• Village Festival in August
• Martinszug in November
• Christmas market in November
• Eve drink

Economy and Transport

In contrast to earlier times, the landscape Auels is no longer dominated by farms. With two exceptions, all farms were abandoned. There are only a part-time farming and a full-time operation. Despite all this, the landscape is still very rural, because there are still large areas under cultivation.

Public transport links to Auel limited to two streets. The county road K87 and the federal highway 274