Hümmel

Municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Hümmel within Ahrweiler district

(2019–24) Demian Taschenmacher^[1]Area

• Total15.84 km² (6.12 sq mi)Elevation

414 m (1,358 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total489 • Density31/km² (80/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

53520

Dialling codes02694Vehicle registrationAW

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

The municipality has a forest of ancient beeches. It employs the forester and author Peter Wohlleben, who operates an ecologically sensitive burial ground there to generate funds for maintenance and protection of the forest. ^[3] He gives talks and publishes books to increase public understanding of trees and their interdependence.^[4]

References

^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Ahrweiler, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 3 August 2021.
^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
^ "Peter Wohlleben - Termine". Förster & Autor Peter Wohlleben (in German). Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
^ "Peter Wohlleben - English Home Page". Förster & Autor Peter Wohlleben. Archived from the original on 28 February 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.