Verbandsgemeinde Kirchen | |
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Location of Verbandsgemeinde Kirchen (Sieg) within Landkreis Altenkirchen district | |
Coordinates: 50°48′28″N7°52′53″E / 50.80778°N 7.88139°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
District | Landkreis Altenkirchen |
Subdivisions | 6 Gemeinden |
Government | |
• Mayor (2021–29) | Andreas Hundhausen [1] (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 127.07 km2 (49.06 sq mi) |
Population (2021-12-31) [2] | |
• Total | 22,751 |
• Density | 180/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]
Municipality | Area (km²) | Population | |
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Brachbach | 6.36 | 2,327 | |
Friesenhagen | 51.36 | 1,566 | |
Harbach | 5.64 | 539 | |
Kirchen * | 39.76 | 8,613 | |
Mudersbach | 9.48 | 5,825 | |
Niederfischbach | 14.47 | 4,206 | |
Verbandsgemeinde Kirchen (Sieg) | 127.07 | 23,076 |
* seat of the Verbandsgemeinde
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