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Wissen | |
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Location of Wissen within Altenkirchen (Westerwald) district | |
Coordinates: 50°46′57″N 7°44′6″E / 50.78250°N 7.73500°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
District | Altenkirchen (Westerwald) |
Municipal assoc. | Wissen |
Government | |
• Stadtbürgermeister (2019–24) | Berno Neuhoff[1] (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 34.88 km2 (13.47 sq mi) |
Elevation | 200 m (700 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 8,543 |
• Density | 240/km2 (630/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 57537 |
Dialling codes | 02742 |
Vehicle registration | AK |
Website | www.stadt-wissen.de |
Wissen is a town in the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the river Sieg, approximately 12 km northeast of Altenkirchen.
Wissen is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Wissen.