Altenkirchen, Rügen
Altenkirchen | |
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show Location of Altenkirchen within Vorpommern-Rügen district | |
Altenkirchen | |
Coordinates: 54°38′10″N 13°20′38″E / 54.63611°N 13.34389°ECoordinates: 54°38′10″N 13°20′38″E / 54.63611°N 13.34389°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
District | Vorpommern-Rügen |
Municipal assoc. | Nord-Rügen |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jutta Sill |
Area | |
• Total | 22.42 km2 (8.66 sq mi) |
Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
Population (2020-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 901 |
• Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 18556 |
Dialling codes | 038391 |
Vehicle registration | RÜG |
Altenkirchen is a municipality in the north of the island of Rügen on the Baltic Sea coast of Germany. It is in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in the federal state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
It is the only land access to its eastern neighbour Putgarten, which includes Kap Arkona, the northernmost point of the island.
It includes the localities of Drewoldke, Gudderitz, Lanckensburg, Mattchow, Schwarbe, Presenske, Wollin and Zühlitz.
Its name derives from its famous parish church, whose construction is believed to have commenced around 1185.
References[]
- ^ "Statistisches Amt M-V – Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2020". Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (in German). July 2021.
External links[]
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Altenkirchen. |
Media related to Altenkirchen (Rügen) at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Municipalities in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- Bezirk Rostock
- Vorpommern-Rügen geography stubs