Ahaus | |
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 St George's Fountain in Ahaus | |
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  Ahaus  Ahaus | |
| Coordinates:52°4′N7°0′E / 52.067°N 7.000°E /52.067; 7.000 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Münster |
| District | Borken |
| Subdivisions | 6 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–25) | Karola Voß[1] (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 151.22 km2 (58.39 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 36 m (118 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 40,580 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 48683 |
| Dialling codes | 02561, 02567 |
| Vehicle registration | BOR, AH, BOH |
| Website | www.ahaus.de |
Ahaus (German pronunciation:[ˈaːhaʊs]ⓘ;Westphalian:Ausen) is a town in thedistrict of Borken in the state ofNorth Rhine-Westphalia,Germany. It is located near the border with theNetherlands, lying some 20 km south-east ofEnschede and 15 km south fromGronau. Ahaus is the location of one of Germany's interim storage facilities for radioactive spent fuel.[3]
The first written mention of the aristocratic seat ofHaus an der Aa dates from around 1030. Around 1120, Bernhard von Diepenheim hadAhaus Castle built where Ahaus Castle stands today. In 1154 his son Lifhard called himselfvon Ahaus for the first time.[4] The lords of Ahaus belonged to the smaller noble dynasties in Westphalia in the wider environment of the Munster bishops. They got into a fight with them in 1176 when the nobleman Johann von Ahaus gave his castle as afief to the Archbishop of Cologne. In 1177, however, John had to surrender to Prince Bishop Hermann II of Munstersubdue. The castles of Ahaus and Diepenheim, which belonged to the noble lords of Ahaus, were destroyed. Nevertheless, the noble lords remained in possession of their rule.[5]
In 1389 the noble lords of Ahaus granted the castle settlement an excise privilege. Two years later, Ahaus received city rights. In 1406, thePrince-Bishop of Munster, Otto IV von Hoya, bought the lordship of Ahaus and incorporated it into the Bishopric of Munster.[4] It was combined by the Bishopric of Münster together with 24 parishes, which extended over large parts of West Münsterland, to form the Amt of Ahaus . It lasted until it was dissolved by the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss in 1803.
Ahaus has anoceanic climate (Köppen:Cfb;Trewartha:Dobk).
| Climate data for Ahaus, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 2006–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.1 (61.0) | 19.3 (66.7) | 24.5 (76.1) | 28.5 (83.3) | 32.3 (90.1) | 35.9 (96.6) | 39.5 (103.1) | 36.6 (97.9) | 32.2 (90.0) | 28.0 (82.4) | 19.8 (67.6) | 16.5 (61.7) | 39.5 (103.1) |
| Mean maximum °C (°F) | 11.7 (53.1) | 12.4 (54.3) | 17.7 (63.9) | 23.9 (75.0) | 27.1 (80.8) | 30.9 (87.6) | 33.3 (91.9) | 31.4 (88.5) | 27.3 (81.1) | 22.1 (71.8) | 16.3 (61.3) | 12.6 (54.7) | 34.9 (94.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.4 (41.7) | 6.5 (43.7) | 10.0 (50.0) | 15.4 (59.7) | 18.8 (65.8) | 21.9 (71.4) | 24.0 (75.2) | 23.0 (73.4) | 19.5 (67.1) | 14.7 (58.5) | 9.6 (49.3) | 6.3 (43.3) | 14.6 (58.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.1 (37.6) | 3.5 (38.3) | 5.8 (42.4) | 10.1 (50.2) | 13.7 (56.7) | 16.8 (62.2) | 18.6 (65.5) | 17.7 (63.9) | 14.5 (58.1) | 10.9 (51.6) | 6.9 (44.4) | 4.2 (39.6) | 10.5 (50.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.6 (33.1) | 0.5 (32.9) | 1.7 (35.1) | 4.3 (39.7) | 8.0 (46.4) | 11.2 (52.2) | 12.8 (55.0) | 12.3 (54.1) | 9.5 (49.1) | 7.1 (44.8) | 3.9 (39.0) | 1.7 (35.1) | 6.1 (43.0) |
| Mean minimum °C (°F) | −7.3 (18.9) | −5.5 (22.1) | −4.3 (24.3) | −2.2 (28.0) | 1.1 (34.0) | 5.8 (42.4) | 6.9 (44.4) | 7.0 (44.6) | 3.8 (38.8) | 0.6 (33.1) | −2.9 (26.8) | −5.3 (22.5) | −9.4 (15.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −17.1 (1.2) | −16.0 (3.2) | −9.1 (15.6) | −5.7 (21.7) | −1.0 (30.2) | 3.4 (38.1) | 4.9 (40.8) | 5.0 (41.0) | 0.7 (33.3) | −4.0 (24.8) | −7.2 (19.0) | −14.3 (6.3) | −17.1 (1.2) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 76.2 (3.00) | 56.7 (2.23) | 57.6 (2.27) | 29.7 (1.17) | 49.6 (1.95) | 64.1 (2.52) | 75.8 (2.98) | 97.5 (3.84) | 58.9 (2.32) | 65.1 (2.56) | 65.5 (2.58) | 78.1 (3.07) | 774.9 (30.51) |
| Average extreme snow depth cm (inches) | 3.5 (1.4) | 1.2 (0.5) | 0.1 (0.0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.3 (0.1) | 2.9 (1.1) | 4.7 (1.9) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 19.8 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 11.9 | 13.4 | 13.7 | 15.8 | 17.4 | 13.3 | 15.7 | 18.1 | 20.7 | 191.8 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 87.8 | 83.8 | 78.0 | 70.7 | 70.0 | 72.6 | 73.3 | 77.1 | 81.4 | 85.3 | 88.3 | 89.1 | 79.8 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 43.8 | 70.4 | 128.6 | 191.0 | 207.1 | 202.9 | 218.2 | 188.5 | 147.8 | 100.7 | 56.4 | 40.8 | 1,596.3 |
| Source:Deutscher Wetterdienst/SKlima.de[6] | |||||||||||||
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