Adenau

Infobox German Location
Art = Stadt
image_photo = Markt 8 in Adenau.jpg
Wappen = Wappen_Adenau.pnglat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 23
lon_deg = 6 |lon_min = 56
Bundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
Landkreis = Ahrweiler
Verbandsgemeinde = Adenau
Höhe = 300
Fläche = 18.56
Einwohner = 2904
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 53511–53518
Vorwahl = 02691
Kfz = AW
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 1 31 001
Adresse-Verband = Kirchstraße 15 53518 Adenau
Website = [http://www.stadt-adenau.de/ www.stadt-adenau.de]
Bürgermeister = Bernd Schiffarth
Bürgermeistertitel= Stadtbürgermeister
Partei =CDU Adenau is a city in the "Hocheifel". Adenau bears the nickname "Johanniterstadt" because the Order of Saint John established here in the Middle Ages. The city's coat of arms represents a lion houses and a cross. The northern loop of the Nürburgring lies in Adenau.

The District Breidscheid was until 1952 a separate municipality. The lords of Breidscheid were already in the 13th Century. The chapel of Breidscheid is dedicated to Saint Roch and Sebastian and was built in 1630 as pest chapel.

History

Adenau was mentioned 992 for the first time under the name "Adenova". Ulrich, count of Are donated his mansion 1162 to the Saint John Order (also called Order of Malta).So was Adenau the third oldest settlement of this order in Germany. The members of the order cared for paupers and pilgrims.

In 1816 Adenau became the seat of an independent district. The District Adenau was one of the poorest districts in Prussia. In 1927, on the initiative of Dr. Creutz, the Nurburgring opened. 1932 the district Adenau was dissolved and merged with the district Ahrweiler.

Destinations

The Nürburg
*The Nürburgring
*The Hohe Acht

Politic

Civil parish

The Civil Parish consists of 20 councillors and the local mayor.

* CDU: 13 seats
* ÖDP: 3 seats
* FDP: 2 seats
* SPD: 2 seats (conditions: Local election on 13 June 2004)

chools

In Adenau, there are three schools: a primary, a secondary and a high school (Gymnasium). The Erich Klausener Gymnasium [cite web
title=Ekg Adenau
publisher=Ekg Adenau
url=http://ekgadenau3.bildung-rp.de/
accessdate=19.6.2008] has 723 pupils and 46 teachers. The secondary school has 486 pupils. (Realschule) [cite web
title=Realschule Adenau
publisher=Realschule Adenau
url=http://www.rsadenau.bildung-rp.de/index.php?id=392.
accessdate=19.6.2008] (Hauptschule) [cite web
title=Hauptschule Adenau
publisher=Hauptschule Adenau
url=http://www.jhsadenau.bildung-rp.de/index.php?id=416.
accessdate=19.6.2008] The primary school has 240 pupils and 21 teachers.

The Hohe Acht

The Hohe Acht is a tertiary volcano, whose cones are made of Devonian rock and the hill of basalt - it is 747 m above sea level. It's the highest peak of the Eifel. The Kaiser-Wilhelm-tower stands on the 'Hohe Acht' since 1909:The tower was built from 1908 to 1909 on the occasion of the silver wedding of Emperor Wilhelm II and Empress Augusta Victoria. The 16.3 m high tower was designed by architect Freiherr von Tettau and became the status of a protected monument in 1987. The Tower offers a magnificent view of the Eifel landscape. [cite web
title=Kaiser-Wilhelm-Turm
publisher=eifel.de
url=http://www.eifel.de/go/sehenswertes-detail/kaiser_wilhelm_turm.html.
accessdate=19.6.2008]

Culture

The international rock festival Rock am Ring [cite web
title=Rock am ring
url=http://www.rock-am-ring.com/
author=Marek Lieberberg
accessdate=19.6.2008] is a major cultural event. Every year 80000 people and more meet near Adenau to "rock". The first time that it was arranged was in year 1985. The presentation was originally planned as a unique event. Because of the profit ( 75.000 viewers) they decided that the event will take place every year. They depositted a break of 2 years, after the big irruption of the numbers of viewers in year 1988.

In the year 1991 the largest rock festival went on with a revised concept. A new main focus was on the concept to present more newcomers to the audience. Some of the then unknown artists are now one of the biggest sizes in business. Among other things the groups INXS or Alanis Morissette occurred at 'Rock am Ring'. An important part of the festival is the camp around the festival site. His character has developed in the course of time: In the first few years were mainly small tents and a few vans to be seen. It is now increasingly the image of pavilions and mobile homes. For some time, visitors who deal with such objects, they will have no longer a granted admission.

Other big events are 24h Race, Truck GP, Superbike or many more.These festivals are the biggest financial source for Adenau and the surrounding area. Nürburg, a village in the Municipal Association of Adenau, is one of the richest in Rhineland-Palatinate.

ources

http://www.adenau.de/

http://ekgadenau3.bildung-rp.de/

References