Altenkirchen | |
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Wappen_VG_Altenkirchen.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Altenkirchen (Verbandsgemeinde) within Landkreis Altenkirchen district  | |
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Germany_adm_location_map.svg)  Altenkirchen &sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Rhineland-Palatinate_location_map.svg) Altenkirchen | |
| Coordinates: 50°41′22″N 7°38′57″E / 50.689318°N 7.649120°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Landkreis Altenkirchen |
| Disbanded | 2020 |
| Subdivisions | 42 Gemeinden |
| Area | |
| • Total | 153.52 km2 (59.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-12-31) | |
| • Total | 22,860 |
| • Density | 150/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 Verbandsgemeinde Altenkirchen consisted of the following Ortsgemeinden ("local municipalities"):[1]
| Municipality | Area (km²) | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Almersbach | 0.61 | 405 |
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Altenkirchen * | 10.98 | 6,256 |
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Bachenberg | 1.67 | 107 |
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Berod bei Hachenburg | 5.05 | 566 |
|
Birnbach | 3.11 | 634 |
|
Busenhausen | 3.02 | 332 |
|
Eichelhardt | 2.84 | 493 |
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Ersfeld | 1.40 | 73 |
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Fiersbach | 3.04 | 254 |
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Fluterschen | 3.37 | 650 |
|
Forstmehren | 1.61 | 158 |
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Gieleroth | 5.92 | 652 |
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Hasselbach | 5.76 | 320 |
|
Helmenzen | 4.15 | 881 |
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Helmeroth | 3.57 | 184 |
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Hemmelzen | 2.83 | 256 |
|
Heupelzen | 2.58 | 252 |
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Hilgenroth | 2.96 | 288 |
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Hirz-Maulsbach | 6.14 | 299 |
|
Idelberg | 1.13 | 57 |
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Ingelbach | 5.08 | 528 |
|
Isert | 1.84 | 123 |
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Kettenhausen | 1.68 | 276 |
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Kircheib | 6.55 | 522 |
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Kraam | 2.73 | 174 |
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Mammelzen | 4.12 | 1,068 |
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Mehren | 3.67 | 474 |
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Michelbach | 4.42 | 513 |
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Neitersen | 5.64 | 798 |
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Obererbach | 3.63 | 543 |
|
Oberirsen | 9.45 | 610 |
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Oberwambach | 3.99 | 422 |
|
Ölsen | 2.26 | 87 |
|
Racksen | 1.97 | 151 |
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Rettersen | 3.21 | 365 |
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Schöneberg | 3.20 | 408 |
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Sörth | 1.99 | 241 |
|
Stürzelbach | 1.77 | 237 |
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Volkerzen | 1.98 | 82 |
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Werkhausen | 5.75 | 234 |
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Weyerbusch | 4.22 | 1,380 |
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Wölmersen | 2.63 | 390 |
|
Verbandsgemeinde Altenkirchen |
153.52 | 22,743 |
* seat of the Verbandsgemeinde
- ^ Statistisches Bundesamt – number of inhabitants in the municipalities on 31 December 2016.