Altkirchen

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Altkirchen
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Altkirchen
Altkirchen (Germany)
Altkirchen
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Thuringia
District Altenburger Land
Municipal assoc. Altenburger Land
Local subdivisions 13
Mayor Reinhard Hubert Fritz (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 20.05 km² (7.7 sq mi)
Elevation 228 m  (748 ft)
Population 1,116  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 56 /km² (144 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate ABG
Postal code 04626
Area code 034491
Location of Altkirchen within Altenburger Land district
Map

Coordinates: 50°56′31″N 12°21′2″E / 50.94194, 12.35056

Altkirchen is a German municipality in the Thuringian district of Altenburger Land and belongs to the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of the same name.

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[edit] Geography

[edit] Neighboring municipalities

Communities near Altkirchen are the city of Altenburg, Dobitschen, Drogen, Göhren, Göllnitz, Saara, and the city of Schmölln.

[edit] Municipal organization

The municipality of Altkirchen is divided into 13 districts:

  • Altkirchen
  • Gimmel
  • Gödissa
  • Göldschen
  • Großtauschwitz
  • Illsitz
  • Jauern
  • Kleintauschwitz
  • Kratschütz
  • Nöbden
  • Platschütz
  • Röthenitz
  • Trebula

[edit] References

This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.