Verbandsgemeinde Kirchen (Sieg)

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Verbandsgemeinde Kirchen
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Location of Verbandsgemeinde Kirchen (Sieg) within Landkreis Altenkirchen district
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Verbandsgemeinde Kirchen
Coordinates: 50°48′28″N7°52′53″E / 50.80778°N 7.88139°E / 50.80778; 7.88139
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Landkreis Altenkirchen
Subdivisions6 Gemeinden
Government
   Mayor (202129) Andreas Hundhausen [1] (CDU)
Area
  Total127.07 km2 (49.06 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-31) [2]
  Total22,751
  Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration AK
Website www.kirchen-sieg.de

Verbandsgemeinde Kirchen (Sieg) is a Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The seat of the Verbandsgemeinde is in Kirchen.

The Verbandsgemeinde Kirchen (Sieg) consists of the following 6 Ortsgemeinden ("local municipalities"): [3]

MunicipalityArea (km²)Population
DEU Brachbach COA.svg Brachbach 6.362,327
DEU Friesenhagen COA.svg Friesenhagen 51.361,566
DEU Harbach COA.svg Harbach 5.64539
DEU Kirchen (Sieg) COA.svg Kirchen *39.768,613
DEU Mudersbach COA.svg Mudersbach 9.485,825
DEU Niederfischbach COA.svg Niederfischbach 14.474,206
DEU Verbandsgemeinde Kirchen (Sieg) COA.svg Verbandsgemeinde
Kirchen (Sieg)
127.0723,076

* seat of the Verbandsgemeinde

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References

  1. Wahl der Bürgermeister der Verbandsgemeinden, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  2. "Bevölkerungsstand 2021, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2022.
  3. Statistisches Bundesamt – number of inhabitants in the municipalities on 31 December 2016.