Altenkirchen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
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Location of Altenkirchen within Vorpommern-Rügen district
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| Coordinates | 54°38′10″N 13°20′38″E / 54.63611°N 13.34389°ECoordinates: 54°38′10″N 13°20′38″E / 54.63611°N 13.34389°E |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| District | Vorpommern-Rügen |
| Municipal assoc. | Nord-Rügen |
| Mayor | Jutta Sill |
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| Area | 22.42 km2 (8.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 20 m (66 ft) |
| Population | 999 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 45 /km2 (115 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | RÜG |
| Postal code | 18556 |
| Area code | 038391 |
Altenkirchen is a municipality in the north of the island of Rügen on the Baltic Sea coast of Germany. It is in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in the federal state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
It includes the localities of Drewoldke, Gudderitz, Lanckensburg, Mattchow, Schwarbe, Presenske, Wollin and Zühlitz.
Its name derives from its famous parish church, whose construction is believed to have commenced around 1185.
[edit] References
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 31.12.2010" (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 6 July 2011. http://service.mvnet.de/statmv/daten_stam_berichte/e-bibointerth01/bevoelkerung--haushalte--familien--flaeche/a-i__/a123__/2010/daten/a123-2010-22.pdf.
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