Kirchen
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Kirchen | |
Coat of arms | Location |
Administration | |
Country | Germany |
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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 |
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.