Ahr Valley

The Government Bunker (Regierungsbunker) in Germany, officially named Ausweichsitz der Verfassungsorgane des Bundes im Krisen- und Verteidigungsfall zur Wahrung von deren Funktionstüchtigkeit (AdVB), in English: "Emergency Seat of the Federal Constitutional Organs for the State of Crisis or State of Defence to Maintain their Ability to Function" was a massive underground complex built during the Cold War era to house the German government, parliament and enough federal personnel needed to keep the government working in the event of war or severe crisis. Located only about 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of Bonn, Germany (the government seat of pre-unification West Germany), in the Ahr Valley between the towns of Ahrweiler and Dernau, it was one of the best kept secrets of West Germany. It was built between 1960 and 1972 inside two abandoned railway tunnels that were built as part of the Strategic Railway, maintained and kept in a working condition for about 30 years and decommissioned in 1997. A small part of the once-secret site is now open to the public as Government Bunker Documentation Site, while the vast majority is abandoned and sealed.

Ahrweiler (German: [ˈaːɐ̯ˌvaɪlɐ]) is a district in the north of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Euskirchen, Rhein-Sieg and the city of Bonn in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, and the districts of Neuwied, Mayen-Koblenz and Vulkaneifel.

The Wingsbach is a small right tributary of the Ahr river. It has a length of 4.5 km and a drainage area of 5.4 km2. Colloquially it is also referred to as Maibach and in its upper course is also named Talbach.

Dernau is a municipality in the district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The village of Dernau which is centrally located in the Ahr valley is famous for its wines. Most of them are red wines. Besides agriculture, tourism is a strong economic factor.

Ahr is a wine region (Anbaugebiet) for quality wine in Germany, and is located in the valley of the river Ahr, a tributary of Rhine, and is situated in the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate. With only 558 hectares (1,380 acres) of vines as of 2008, it is one of smaller of Germany's 13 regions. Despite its northern location (it is for example situated north of Mosel region) it primarily produces red wines, and red grape varieties account for 86% of the vineyard area, which is more than in any other German wine region.

The Häuschen is a hill, 506.5 m above sea level (NHN), in the Eifel mountains. It rises near Ahrweiler in the county of Ahrweiler in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Rech is a municipality in the district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Ahr valley.

Ringen is a former Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The seat of the municipality was in Ringen. It existed from 1 October 1968 until 16 March 1974, when the new municipality Grafschaft was formed.The Verbandsgemeinde Ringen consisted of the following 12 Ortsgemeinden ("local municipalities") (population as of 1974): * seat of the Verbandsgemeinde

Mayschoß is a municipality in the district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler (German pronunciation: [baːt ˌnɔʏənʔaːɐ̯ˈʔaːɐ̯vaɪlɐ]) is a spa town in the German Bundesland of Rhineland-Palatinate that serves as the capital of the Ahrweiler district. The A61 motorway connects the town with cities like Cologne and Mainz. Formed by the merging of the towns (now districts) of Bad Neuenahr and Ahrweiler in 1969, Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler consists of 11 such districts.

Grafschaft is a municipality in the district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km south of Bonn. Grafschaft is famous for its Rheinischer Zuckerrübensirup, a PGI-protected sugar-beet syrup. The following 17 villages belong to Grafschaft: Alteheck Beller Bengen Birresdorf Bölingen Eckendorf Esch Gelsdorf Holzweiler Karweiler Lantershofen Leimersdorf Niederich Nierendorf Oeverich Ringen VettelhovenThe total population is 10,900 inhabitants (2020). It has been used as a special stage for the Rallye Deutschland. It contains the headquarters for Haribo.

Kesseling is a municipality in the district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.