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District in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Altenkirchen (German pronunciation: [ˈaltn̩ˌkɪʁçn̩] ) is a district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the North Rhine-Westphalian districts Rhein-Sieg, Oberbergischer Kreis, Olpe and Siegen-Wittgenstein, and the districts of Westerwaldkreis and Neuwied.
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Country | Germany |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
Capital | Altenkirchen |
Government | |
• District admin. | Peter Enders (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 642 km2 (248 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2022)[1] | |
• Total | 131,467 |
• Density | 200/km2 (530/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | AK |
Website | kreis-altenkirchen.de |
The history of the district is linked with the Westerwald region.
The district was established in 1816 by the Prussian administration. It combined the county of Wildenburg and the two counties of Sayn. The former had been part of Berg, the latter ones had belonged to the duchy of Nassau.
The county used to be divided into nine mayoralties, including the Bürgermeisterei Weyerbusch.
Altenkirchen is the northernmost district of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is occupied by the northern portions of the Westerwald mountains. The valley of the river Sieg borders the Westerwald on the north. The lands north of the Sieg are called Wildenburgisches Land, after the tiny county of Wildenburg, that once existed here.
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