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Altenkirchen
Town
Town square
Coat of arms
Location of Altenkirchen within Altenkirchen district
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Altenkirchen
Municipal assoc.	Altenkirchen
Government
• Mayor	Heinz-Joachim Höfer (SPD)
Area
• Total	11.00 km² (4.25 sq mi)
Elevation	230 m (750 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)^[1]
• Total	6,564
• Density	600/km² (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	57601–57610
Dialling codes	02681
Vehicle registration	AK
Website	www.vg-altenkirchen.de

Altenkirchen is a municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, capital of the district of Altenkirchen. It is located approx. 40 km east of Bonn and 40 km north of Koblenz. Altenkirchen is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Altenkirchen.

References

^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.

v t e Towns and municipalities in Altenkirchen (district)
Almersbach Alsdorf Altenkirchen Bachenberg Berod bei Hachenburg Berzhausen Betzdorf Birken-Honigsessen Birkenbeul Birnbach Bitzen Brachbach Breitscheidt Bruchertseifen Bürdenbach Burglahr Busenhausen Daaden Derschen Dickendorf Eichelhardt Eichen Elben Elkenroth Emmerzhausen Ersfeld Etzbach Eulenberg Fensdorf Fiersbach Flammersfeld Fluterschen Forst Forstmehren Friedewald Friesenhagen Fürthen Gebhardshain Gieleroth Giershausen Grünebach Güllesheim Hamm Harbach Hasselbach Helmenzen Helmeroth Hemmelzen Herdorf Heupelzen Hilgenroth Hirz-Maulsbach Horhausen Hövels Idelberg Ingelbach Isert Katzwinkel Kausen Kescheid Kettenhausen Kircheib Kirchen Kraam Krunkel Malberg Mammelzen Mauden Mehren Michelbach Mittelhof Molzhain Mudersbach Nauroth Neitersen Niederdreisbach Niederfischbach Niederirsen Niedersteinebach Nisterberg Obererbach Oberirsen Oberlahr Obersteinebach Oberwambach Ölsen Orfgen Peterslahr Pleckhausen Pracht Racksen Reiferscheid Rettersen Rosenheim Roth Rott Scheuerfeld Schöneberg Schürdt Schutzbach Seelbach Seelbach bei Hamm Seifen Selbach Sörth Steinebach/Sieg Steineroth Stürzelbach Volkerzen Wallmenroth Walterschen Weitefeld Werkhausen Weyerbusch Willroth Wissen Wölmersen Ziegenhain		Coat of arms

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