Auel

For the American author, see Jean M. Auel.

Auel is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Lahn, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany.

Auel
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Auel within Rhein-Lahn-Kreis district
Auel Show map of Germany Auel Show map of Rhineland-Palatinate
Coordinates: 50°10′16″N 7°45′59″E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Rhein-Lahn-Kreis
Municipal assoc.	Loreley
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Ralph-Dietmar Seitz[1]
Area
• Total	2.65 km2 (1.02 sq mi)
Elevation	275 m (902 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	174
• Density	66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	56357
Dialling codes	06771
Vehicle registration	EMS, DIZ, GOH

History

In 1250 Auel was first documented as Owele. In 1437 Auel tax especially for wine was sold from the Counts of Helfenstein to the Counts of Katzenelnbogen for 60 guilder.^[3]