Altenkirchen (Verbandsgemeinde)

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Altenkirchen
Coat of arms of Altenkirchen
Coat of arms
Location of Altenkirchen (Verbandsgemeinde) within Landkreis Altenkirchen district
Altenkirchen is located in Germany
Altenkirchen
Altenkirchen
Coordinates: 50°41′22″N 7°38′57″E / 50.689318°N 7.649120°E / 50.689318; 7.649120Coordinates: 50°41′22″N 7°38′57″E / 50.689318°N 7.649120°E / 50.689318; 7.649120
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictLandkreis Altenkirchen
Disbanded2020
Subdivisions42 Gemeinden
Area
 • Total153.52 km2 (59.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-12-31)
 • Total22,860
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationAK
Websitewww.vg-altenkirchen.de

Altenkirchen is a former Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The seat of the Verbandsgemeinde was in Altenkirchen. On 1 January 2020 it was merged into the new Verbandsgemeinde Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld. It lies within the region of the Westerwald known as Kroppach Switzerland.

The Verbandsgemeinde Altenkirchen consisted of the following Ortsgemeinden ("local municipalities"):[1]

Municipality Area (km²) Population
DEU Almersbach COA.svg Almersbach 0.61 405
DEU Altenkirchen (Westerwald) COA.svg Altenkirchen * 10.98 6,256
Coats of arms of None.svg Bachenberg 1.67 107
DEU Berod bei Hachenburg COA.svg Berod bei Hachenburg 5.05 566
Coats of arms of None.svg Birnbach 3.11 634
Coats of arms of None.svg Busenhausen 3.02 332
Coats of arms of None.svg Eichelhardt 2.84 493
DEU Ersfeld COA.svg Ersfeld 1.40 73
DEU Fiersbach COA.svg Fiersbach 3.04 254
DEU Fluterschen COA.svg Fluterschen 3.37 650
Coats of arms of None.svg Forstmehren 1.61 158
DEU Gieleroth COA.svg Gieleroth 5.92 652
DEU Hasselbach COA.svg Hasselbach 5.76 320
Coats of arms of None.svg Helmenzen 4.15 881
DEU Helmeroth COA.svg Helmeroth 3.57 184
DEU Hemmelzen COA.svg Hemmelzen 2.83 256
Coats of arms of None.svg Heupelzen 2.58 252
DEU Hilgenroth COA.svg Hilgenroth 2.96 288
Wappen Hirz-Maulsbach.svg Hirz-Maulsbach 6.14 299
Coats of arms of None.svg Idelberg 1.13 57
DEU Ingelbach COA.svg Ingelbach 5.08 528
Coats of arms of None.svg Isert 1.84 123
DEU Kettenhausen COA.svg Kettenhausen 1.68 276
Wappen Kircheib.svg Kircheib 6.55 522
DEU Kraam COA.svg Kraam 2.73 174
DEU Mammelzen COA.svg Mammelzen 4.12 1,068
DEU Mehren COA.svg Mehren 3.67 474
DEU Michelbach COA.svg Michelbach 4.42 513
DEU Neitersen COA.svg Neitersen 5.64 798
DEU Obererbach COA.svg Obererbach 3.63 543
Coats of arms of None.svg Oberirsen 9.45 610
DEU Oberwambach COA.svg Oberwambach 3.99 422
Coats of arms of None.svg Ölsen 2.26 87
Coats of arms of None.svg Racksen 1.97 151
DEU Rettersen COA.svg Rettersen 3.21 365
DEU Schöneberg COA.svg Schöneberg 3.20 408
DEU Sörth COA.svg Sörth 1.99 241
Coats of arms of None.svg Stürzelbach 1.77 237
DEU Volkerzen COA.svg Volkerzen 1.98 82
DEU Werkhausen COA.svg Werkhausen 5.75 234
DEU Weyerbusch COA.svg Weyerbusch 4.22 1,380
DEU Wölmersen COA.svg Wölmersen 2.63 390
Wappen VG Altenkirchen.svg Verbandsgemeinde
Altenkirchen		 153.52 22,743

* seat of the Verbandsgemeinde

References[]

  1. ^ Statistisches Bundesamt – number of inhabitants in the municipalities on 31 December 2016.


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