Schuld

Municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Schuld within Ahrweiler district

(2019–24) Helmut Lussi^[1]Area

• Total5.93 km² (2.29 sq mi)Elevation

161 m (528 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total604 • Density100/km² (260/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

53520

Dialling codes02695Vehicle registrationAWWebsitewww.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.^[3]^[4] Approximately 50 houses were damaged.^[5] The town had previously been devastated by another flash flood in 1910 in which 50 villagers perished.

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.
^ "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).