Altenahr is a village and a municipality in the district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the river Ahr, in the Eifel mountains, approx. 10 km west of Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler. Categories: Districts of Rhineland-Palatinate ... The Rhenish Palatinate (Rheinpfalz, sometimes Lower Palatinate or Niederpfalz) occupies rather more than a quarter of the German Bundesland (federal state) of Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz) and contains the towns of Ludwigshafen, Kaiserslautern, Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, Pirmasens, Landau and Speyer. ... The Ahr is a tributary of the Rhine beginning at a height of approximately 520 meters above sea level in Blankenheim (the Eifel) in Fachwerkhauses to near the Blankenheimer Burg in North Rhine-Westphalia. ... The Eifel is a hilly region in Germany. ... Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler is a town in the German Bundesland of Rhineland-Palatinate. ...
Altenahr is also the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Altenahr, which consists of the following Ortsgemeinden ("local municipalities"): A Verbandsgemeinde (plural Verbandsgemeinden) is an administrative unit unique to the German Bundesland (federal state) of Rhineland-Palatinate. ...
Ahrbrück
Altenahr
Berg
Dernau
Heckenbach
Hönningen
Kalenborn
Kesseling
Kirchsahr
Lind
Mayschoß
Rech
Coordinates: 50°31′N 7°00′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
The best way to appreciate Altenahr's undeniable charms is to trek up to Burg Are, from whose ruined heights you get a tremendous view of the surrounding area.
Altenahr is a terminus of the Rotweinwanderweg, a 35km hiking trail waymarked with bunches of red grapes; additionally, there are fifteen signposted local walking routes.
Altenahr's tourist office is housed in the Bahnhof building (Mon-Fri 10am-noon and 3-5pm, Sat 10am-noon; tel 0 26 43/88 48, fax 35 16).