Achterwehr

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Achterwehr
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Achterwehr
Achterwehr (Germany)
Achterwehr
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Schleswig-Holstein
District Rendsburg-Eckernförde
Municipal assoc. Achterwehr
Mayor Wilhelm Jürgens (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 15.65 km² (6 sq mi)
Elevation 29 m  (95 ft)
Population 901  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 58 /km² (149 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate RD
Postal code 24239
Area code 04340
Website www.amtachterwehr.de
Location of Achterwehr within Rendsburg-Eckernförde district
Map

Coordinates: 54°19′0″N 9°58′0″E / 54.31667, 9.96667

Achterwehr is a municipality, located in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde in the German Bundesland of Schleswig-Holstein.

Achterwehr is situated 12 km west of Kiel and about 5 km south of the Nord-Ostsee-Kanal. The Autobahn 210 from Kiel to Rendsburg passes to the north of Achterwehr, and the river Eider crosses it.

Achterwehr is the seat of the Amt ("collective municipality") Achterwehr.