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'''Kirchen''' is a town and [[Luftkurort]] (climatic spa) in the district of [[Altenkirchen (district)|Altenkirchen]] in the north of [[Rhineland-Palatinate]], [[Germany]]. It is situated on the river [[Sieg (river)|Sieg]], approx. 12 km southwest of [[Siegen]]. Among its notable features is the [[Freusburg]] castle. |
'''Kirchen''' is a town and [[Luftkurort]] (climatic spa) in the district of [[Altenkirchen (district)|Altenkirchen]] in the north of [[Rhineland-Palatinate]], [[Germany]]. It is situated on the river [[Sieg (river)|Sieg]], approx. 12 km southwest of [[Siegen]]. Among its notable features is the [[Freusburg]] castle. |
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Kirchen is the seat of the ''[[Verbandsgemeinde]]'' (collective municipality) [[Kirchen (Verbandsgemeinde)|Kirchen]]. |
Kirchen is the seat of the ''[[Verbandsgemeinde]]'' (collective municipality) [[Kirchen (Verbandsgemeinde)|Kirchen (Sieg)]]. |
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== Personalities == |
== Personalities == |
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Revision as of 13:29, 8 July 2021
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_COA.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Kirchen (Sieg) within Altenkirchen district  | |
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| Coordinates: 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) |
| Elevation | 230 m (750 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 8,431 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (550/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 57548 |
| Dialling codes | 02741 |
| Vehicle registration | AK |
| Website | www.kirchen-sieg.de |
Kirchen is a town and Luftkurort (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 (Sieg).
Personalities
- Jürgen Alzen (born 1962), automobile racing driver
- Uwe Alzen (born 1967), automobile racing driver
- Georg Bätzing (born 1961), Catholic clergyman, bishop of Limburg
- Christoph Klein (born 1964), pediatric oncologist and medical director of the Haunersch Children 's Hospital of the Clinic of the University of Munich
- Heinrich Kraemer (1842-1907), mayor, parliamentary and state parliament deputy
- Thomas Kraft (born 1988), soccer player
- Barbara Rudnik (1958-2009), actress
References
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
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