Kirchen

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Kirchen
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Kirchen
Kirchen (Germany)
Kirchen
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Altenkirchen
Municipal assoc. Kirchen (Sieg)
Mayor Wolfgang Müller (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 39.59 km² (15.3 sq mi)
Elevation 230 m  (755 ft)
Population 9,063  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 229 /km² (593 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate AK
Postal code 57548
Area code 02741
Website www.kirchen-sieg.de

Coordinates: 50°48′31″N 7°53′0″E / 50.80861, 7.88333

Kirchen is a town 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.

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