Schuld | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Schuld
within Ahrweiler district | |
 Location of Schuld | |
Schuld Schuld | |
| Coordinates: 50°26′45″N 06°53′22″E / 50.44583°N 6.88944°E / 50.44583; 6.88944 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Ahrweiler |
| Municipal assoc. | Adenau |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Helmut Lussi1 |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.93 km2 (2.29 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 161 m (528 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)2 | |
• Total | 612 |
| • Density | 103/km2 (267/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 53520 |
| Dialling codes | 02695 |
| Vehicle registration | AW |
| Website | www.schuld-ahr.de |
Schuld (German pronunciation: [ˈʃʊlt] ⓘ) is a municipality in the district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the River Ahr.
In July 2021, the village was severely damaged by floods.34 Approximately 50 houses were damaged.5 The town had previously been devastated by another flash flood in 1910 in which 50 villagers perished.
References
References
- Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Ahrweiler, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 3 August 2021.
- "Bevölkerungsstand von Land, Landkreisen, Gemeinden und Verbandsgemeinden 2024 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2022)" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz.
- "Luftaufnahmen zeigen Ausmaß der Zerstörung", Der Spiegel, 15 July 2021 (in German) (drone video, 1 min. 9 secs.).
- Wolfgang Rattay and David Sahl, "At least 44 dead, dozens missing as floods sweep through western Europe", Reuters, 16 July 2021 [15 July 2021].
- "Zahl der Toten im Kreis Ahrweiler steigt auf über 90", SWR, 17 July 2021 (in German).