Ohlenhard
Ohlenhard is a municipality in the district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Adenau.
Geography
The municipality is located in Ahrgebirge, just east of the border with North Rhine -Westphalia. Neighboring municipalities are Hümmel in the north, Wershofen in the east, Oak Brook in the southeast, and Blankenheim in the west.
To Ohlenhard includes the living space Johannishof.
History
Ohlenhard was first documented in 1481 as " Olenhart ". It has probably made from an assemblage of Köhler huts. By the end of the 18th century belonged to the Duchy of Arenberg Ohlenhard.
In 1794, French revolutionary troops had occupied the left bank of the Rhine. Under the French administration Ohlenhard belonged to the Canton Adenau, who was assigned to the Rhine-Moselle department. Under the contracts at the Congress of Vienna contracts the region, thus Ohlenhard, 1815 came to the Kingdom of Prussia. Independently Ohlenhard is only since 1839, previously belonged to the hamlet of Oak Brook, Fronhofen and Ohlenhard to the municipality Wershofen. The community Ohlenhard belonged to the mayor's Aremberg in a circle Adenau, who was part of the district of Coblenz and the Rhine Province. In 1932 the county Adenau was dissolved and the community Ohlenhard assigned to the district of Ahrweiler. Since 1946, the community belongs to the state of Rhineland -Palatinate and since 1970 the municipality Adenau.
1987 achieved Ohlenhard the gold medal in state and federal decision of the competition Our village is beautiful.
The development of the population of Ohlenhard, the values from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:
Parish council
The local council in Ohlenhard 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.
Attractions
- The Lady Chapel was built in Ohlenhard 1910-11.
- The old village school that was built in 1899 and was active until 1966. She is now in private hands.
See also:
- List of cultural monuments in Ohlenhard
- List of natural monuments in Ohlenhard