Altenkirchen (Verbandsgemeinde)

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Altenkirchen
Verbandsgemeinde
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Location of Altenkirchen (Verbandsgemeinde) within Landkreis Altenkirchen district
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Altenkirchen
Coordinates: 50°41′22″N7°38′57″E / 50.689318°N 7.649120°E / 50.689318; 7.649120
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Landkreis Altenkirchen
Disbanded2020
Subdivisions42 Gemeinden
Area
 • Total153.52 km2 (59.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-12-31)
 • Total22,860
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration AK
Website www.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 VerbandsgemeindeAltenkirchen consisted of the following Ortsgemeinden ("local municipalities"): [1]

MunicipalityArea (km²)Population
DEU Almersbach COA.svg Almersbach 0.61405
DEU Altenkirchen (Westerwald) COA.svg Altenkirchen *10.986,256
Coats of arms of None.svg Bachenberg 1.67107
DEU Berod bei Hachenburg COA.svg Berod bei Hachenburg 5.05566
Coats of arms of None.svg Birnbach 3.11634
Coats of arms of None.svg Busenhausen 3.02332
Coats of arms of None.svg Eichelhardt 2.84493
DEU Ersfeld COA.svg Ersfeld 1.4073
DEU Fiersbach COA.svg Fiersbach 3.04254
DEU Fluterschen COA.svg Fluterschen 3.37650
Coats of arms of None.svg Forstmehren 1.61158
DEU Gieleroth COA.svg Gieleroth 5.92652
DEU Hasselbach COA.svg Hasselbach 5.76320
Coats of arms of None.svg Helmenzen 4.15881
DEU Helmeroth COA.svg Helmeroth 3.57184
DEU Hemmelzen COA.svg Hemmelzen 2.83256
Coats of arms of None.svg Heupelzen 2.58252
DEU Hilgenroth COA.svg Hilgenroth 2.96288
Wappen Hirz-Maulsbach.svg Hirz-Maulsbach 6.14299
Coats of arms of None.svg Idelberg 1.1357
DEU Ingelbach COA.svg Ingelbach 5.08528
Coats of arms of None.svg Isert 1.84123
DEU Kettenhausen COA.svg Kettenhausen 1.68276
DEU Kircheib COA.svg Kircheib 6.55522
DEU Kraam COA.svg Kraam 2.73174
DEU Mammelzen COA.svg Mammelzen 4.121,068
DEU Mehren COA.svg Mehren 3.67474
DEU Michelbach COA.svg Michelbach 4.42513
DEU Neitersen COA.svg Neitersen 5.64798
DEU Obererbach COA.svg Obererbach 3.63543
Coats of arms of None.svg Oberirsen 9.45610
DEU Oberwambach COA.svg Oberwambach 3.99422
Coats of arms of None.svg Ölsen 2.2687
Coats of arms of None.svg Racksen 1.97151
DEU Rettersen COA.svg Rettersen 3.21365
DEU Schoneberg COA.svg Schöneberg 3.20408
DEU Sorth COA.svg Sörth 1.99241
Coats of arms of None.svg Stürzelbach 1.77237
DEU Volkerzen COA.svg Volkerzen 1.9882
DEU Werkhausen COA.svg Werkhausen 5.75234
DEU Weyerbusch COA.svg Weyerbusch 4.221,380
DEU Wolmersen COA.svg Wölmersen 2.63390
Wappen VG Altenkirchen.svg Verbandsgemeinde
Altenkirchen		153.5222,743

* seat of the Verbandsgemeinde

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References

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


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