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28-642: The Ahr flows through Ahr valley or Ahrtal , passing through 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

56-575: A concealed government bunker was built in 1962 in a wider section of the valley between Dernau and Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler. It has been largely dismantled and, in March 2008, was opened to the public as a documentation site for the Cold War. For hikers the Ahr Valley has the following attractions: For cyclists: The Ahr Valley Railway runs from Remagen initially double-tracked, before reducing to

84-652: 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

112-529: 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

140-478: A single track from Walporzheim, to Ahrbrück . The line is closed beyond that point. Altenahr Altenahr ( German pronunciation: [altn̩ˈʔaːɐ̯] ) is a municipality in the district of Ahrweiler , in Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany . It is the administrative centre for the eponymous collective municipality , to which it belongs. Altenahr is a state-recognised tourist resort and

168-519: Is nevertheless the largest contiguous red wine -growing area in Germany, noted especially for wines made from the Spätburgunder ( Pinot noir ) grape. The Red Wine Trail runs through the southern slopes of the lower Ahr Valley, passing inter alia the former government bunker . Ahr valley The Ahr valley ( German : Ahrtal , pronounced [ˈaːɐ̯taːl] ) is named after

196-529: Is now the middle course of the Ahr, the Mittelahr . The valley runs initially northeastwards from Hönningen via Ahrbrück , Pützfeld, Kreuzberg and Altenburg to Altenahr . From Ahrbrück the B 257 is joined by the Ahr Valley Railway which follows the valley to the Rhine. At Altenahr the valley bends east and initially has an extremely meandering course. Here, the river is accompanied by

224-478: Is ranked as a Grundzentrum for state planning purposes. Altenahr is situated on the river Ahr , on the northeastern edge of the Ahr Hills . part of the Eifel mountains, approximately 10 kilometres west of Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler and about 35 kilometres southwest of Bonn . The municipality of Altenahr comprises the following parishes: Altenahr, Altenburg, Kreuzberg and Reimerzhoven. Altenahr borders on

252-478: The Adenauer Bach and reaches the collective municipality of Altenahr , from where it resumes its characteristic west to east course, albeit interrupted by meanders. Here begins the section that is known as the Ahr valley ( Ahrtal ) in a touristic sense. Here it is characterized by vineyards on the south-facing slopes and a picturesque rocky landscape, carved out by the river creating a 300 metre deep gorge in

280-576: The Ahr , a left tributary of the Rhine in Germany. It begins at the Ahr spring ( Ahrquelle ) in Blankenheim in the county of Euskirchen ( North Rhine-Westphalia ) and runs generally eastwards. At its southernmost point it enters the county of Ahrweiler , and hence the state of Rhineland-Palatinate . Running through the collective municipality of Adenau the valley bends northeast at its confluence with

308-437: The Ahr Hills . In the next stage the Ahr reaches the area of the county town of Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler , before finally discharging into the Rhine south of Remagen in the borough of Sinzig . From its head, the Ahr valley runs through a rolling uplands with pastures, woods and occasional hamlets or farmsteads . It is followed by the B 258 federal highway . The first noteworthy villages are Ahrhütte and Ahrdorf , in

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336-467: 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

364-487: The B 267 , although it does not follow every bend. In Altenahr is the start of the great Ahr loop ( Ahrschleife ) which is protected due to its flora and fauna. From here the valley is ravine-like, its rugged rock faces cutting into the Ahr Hills. From Reimerzhoven there are extensive vineyards especially on the northern side of the river (i.e. on the south-facing slopes). Near Laach the Ahr runs round another loop in

392-730: The Volcanic Eifel to the south are also known for the production of mineral water ; for example, the iron-rich springs (e. g. the Apollinaris Spring) have made Bad Neuenahr into a spa town. Tourism has been a steadily growing part of the economy for many years. The area immediately around the springs in Blankenheim, but mainly the Middle Ahr Valley between Altenahr and Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler benefit from this. The county town has meanwhile become one of

420-510: The Ahr Valley is crossed by the prominent Ahr Viaduct that carries the A ;61 motorway . The 1.5-kilometre-long, prestressed concrete bridge, completed in 1975, with its 50-metre-high concrete pillars, dominates this part of the valley. During the Cold War the Ahr Valley was envisaged as a safe location for the central organs of the federal government. Below the vineyards near Marienthal,

448-631: 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

476-569: The Ahr with the Golden Mile of the Rhine near Kripp has an almost natural character and is a nature reserve. The Ahr Valley is primarily known for its wine . The wine festivals that take place in the various wine villages and towns from the beginning of September to the end of October play an important role in regional tourism, especially in Altenahr , Mayschoß , Rech , Dernau , Walporzheim , Ahrweiler and Heimersheim . The region and

504-472: The Lower Ahr Valley ( untere Ahrtal ). The lower Ahr valley is also dominated by vineyards. The Ahr flows through the settlements of Ahrweiler , Bad Neuenahr , Heppingen and Heimersheim , where the vineyards end. The valley floor between Bad Bodendorf on the northern edge and Sinzig on a terrace to the south, is characterised by arable farming, fruit and vegetable growing. The confluence of

532-530: 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

560-481: 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

588-406: 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

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616-603: The following neighbouring municipalities, listed clockwise from the north: Kalenborn , Grafschaft , Mayschoß , Ahrbrück , Lind and Berg . The annual precipitation is 668 mm which is in the middle third of readings collected for Germany as a whole. 34% of weather stations of the German Meteorological Service record lower values. The driest month is February, the greatest amount of rain falls in July; 1.6 times that of February. However, in general

644-571: The level of precipitation varies little and is evenly distributed over the year. Only 13% of weather stations record lower seasonal variations. The town was almost entirely submerged during the 2021 European floods . Altenahr was first mentioned in 893 in the Prüm Urbar . On 7 June 1969 the hitherto independent municipality of Kreuzberg, with its 560 inhabitants, was incorporated into Altenahr. The growth in Altenahr's population related to

672-521: The municipality of Blankenheim. The Ahr valley then becomes gradually narrower and reaches its southernmost point where it leaves the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The first village in Rhineland-Palatinate that it encounters is Dorsel , on the heights above the valley. In Müsch the B ;258 leaves the Ahr valley, and the L ;73 then accompanies the river, which is still small at this stage. From here

700-570: The three most popular tourist stays in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Among the villages along the Ahr, Dernau is representative - here its transformation from local wine village to a national tourist destination has been the most striking. Among the sights in the Ahr Valley are the Roman villa of Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, an excavation of a Roman settlement in Ahrweiler, next to the Red Wine Trail ( Rotweinwanderweg ). Near Bad Neuenahr

728-472: The valley and then passes the wine villages of Mayschoß , Rech , Dernau and Marienthal before finally reaching the territory of the town of Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler . The last narrow portion of the Ahr valley lies below the Bunte Kuh ("Coloured Cow"), a rock formation that reaches almost to the river and leaves hardly any room for road and railway. In Walporzheim the valley bottom broadens suddenly into

756-467: The valley runs through Antweiler to Fuchshofen , almost northwards, before swinging almost due east from Schuld , passing Insul and reaching Dümpelfeld where it is joined by the B 257 . Here, at its confluence with the Adenauer Bach, coming from the south, the Ahr heads northeast, leaves the collective municipality (VG) of Adenau and reaches the collective municipality village of Altenahr south of Liers, which belongs to Hönningen gehörenden. This

784-414: 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

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