Verbandsgemeinde Kirchen (Sieg) is a Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The seat of the Verbandsgemeinde is in Kirchen.
Verbandsgemeinde Kirchen | |
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Location of Verbandsgemeinde Kirchen (Sieg) within Landkreis Altenkirchen district  | |
  Verbandsgemeinde Kirchen  Verbandsgemeinde Kirchen | |
| Coordinates: 50°48′28″N 7°52′53″E / 50.80778°N 7.88139°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Landkreis Altenkirchen |
| Subdivisions | 6 Gemeinden |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–29) | Andreas Hundhausen[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 127.07 km2 (49.06 sq mi) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 22,874 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | AK |
| Website | www.kirchen-sieg.de |
The Verbandsgemeinde Kirchen (Sieg) consists of the following 6 Ortsgemeinden ("local municipalities"):[3]
| Municipality | Area (km²) | Population | |
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Brachbach | 6.36 | 2,327 |
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Friesenhagen | 51.36 | 1,566 |
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Harbach | 5.64 | 539 |
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Kirchen * | 39.76 | 8,613 |
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Mudersbach | 9.48 | 5,825 |
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Niederfischbach | 14.47 | 4,206 |
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Verbandsgemeinde Kirchen (Sieg) |
127.07 | 23,076 |
* seat of the Verbandsgemeinde
References
edit- ^ Wahl der Bürgermeister der Verbandsgemeinden, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
- ^ Statistisches Bundesamt – number of inhabitants in the municipalities on 31 December 2016.
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