Kirn

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Kirn
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Bad Kreuznach
Mayor	Fritz Wagner (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	16.53 km² (6.4 sq mi)
Elevation	250 m (820 ft)
Population	8,597 (31/12/2006)
- Density	520 /km² (1,347 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	KH
Postal code	55606
Area code	06752
Website	www.kirn.de Coordinates: 49°47′17″N 7°27′26″E / 49.78806, 7.45722

Kirn is a town in the district of Bad Kreuznach, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the river Nahe, approx. 10 km north-east of Idar-Oberstein and 30 km west of Bad Kreuznach.

Before the French occupation in the early 1790s Kirn was residence of the Wild- und Rheingrafen of Salm-Kyrburg. Its population is c. 8,600 (including two suburbs, Kirn-Sulzbach and -Kallenfels).

[edit] Sights

Ruin of Kyrburg Castle (destroyed 1734)
Former Piarist monastery, now town hall (18th century)
Protestant church (formerly St. Pankratius; 15th century, nave rebuilt in 19th c., fully refurbished 1991/92)
Amalienlust Palace, some buildings of a newer residence planned as substitute for Kyrburg Castle, not completed (late 18th century)
Timber-framed houses including former tanneries

[edit] Official Site

www.kirn.de

v • d • e Towns and municipalities in Bad Kreuznach (district)

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