Adenau (Verbandsgemeinde)

Adenau
Verbandsgemeinde
Coat of arms
Location of Adenau (Verbandsgemeinde) within Landkreis Ahrweiler district
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Coordinates: 50°23′0″N 6°55′49″E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Landkreis Ahrweiler
Subdivisions	37 Gemeinden
Government
• Mayor (2021–29)	Guido Nisius[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	257.75 km^2 (99.52 sq mi)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	12,951
• Density	50/km^2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	AW
Website	adenau.de

Adenau is a Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The seat of the municipality is in Adenau.

The Verbandsgemeinde Adenau consists of the following Ortsgemeinden ("local municipalities"):[3]

	Municipality	Area (km²)	Population
	Adenau *	18.56	2,925
	Antweiler	4.46	511
	Aremberg	9.62	218
	Barweiler	8.52	405
	Bauler	2.34	66
	Dankerath	3.26	77
	Dorsel	7.20	190
	Dümpelfeld	11.86	562
	Eichenbach	5.02	70
	Fuchshofen	2.84	96
	Harscheid	3.13	138
	Herschbroich	7.27	265
	Hoffeld	5.15	277
	Honerath	2.01	158
	Hümmel	15.84	470
	Insul	5.01	475
	Kaltenborn	21.82	355
	Kottenborn	3.78	176
	Leimbach	15.65	472
	Meuspath	3.06	151
	Müllenbach	8.02	465
	Müsch	3.81	213
	Nürburg	3.63	179
	Ohlenhard	5.01	147
	Pomster	5.81	148
	Quiddelbach	4.43	257
	Reifferscheid	14.24	503
	Rodder	6.38	241
	Schuld	5.93	691
	Senscheid	4.27	91
	Sierscheid	2.34	87
	Trierscheid	4.11	71
	Wershofen	14.36	881
	Wiesemscheid	5.60	254
	Wimbach	6.84	449
	Winnerath	3.33	176
	Wirft	3.25	169
	Verbandsgemeinde Adenau	257.75	13,079

^* seat of the Verbandsgemeinde

References

1. Wahl der Bürgermeister der Verbandsgemeinden, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 5 September 2022.
2. "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
3. Statistisches Bundesamt – number of inhabitants in the municipalities on 31 December 2016.