Kirchen
| Kirchen | ||
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  Kirchen | ||
Location of Kirchen within Altenkirchen district _in_AK.svg.png)
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| Coordinates: 50°48′31″N 7°53′0″E / 50.80861°N 7.88333°ECoordinates: 50°48′31″N 7°53′0″E / 50.80861°N 7.88333°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| District | Altenkirchen | |
| Municipal assoc. | Kirchen (Sieg) | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Wolfgang Müller (CDU) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 39.59 km2 (15.29 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 8,575 | |
| • Density | 220/km2 (560/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 57548 | |
| Dialling codes | 02741 | |
| Vehicle registration | AK | |
| Website | www.kirchen-sieg.de | |
Kirchen is a town and climatic spa in the district of Altenkirchen in the north of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the river Sieg, approx. 12 km southwest of Siegen. Among its notable features is the Freusburg castle.
Kirchen is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde (collective municipality) Kirchen.
References
- ↑ "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31. Dezember 2015" (PDF). Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2016.
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