Achterwehr
Municipality in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Achterwehr is a municipality, located in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde in the German Bundesland of Schleswig-Holstein.
Achterwehr | |
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Fire station in Achterwehr | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Achterwehr
within Rendsburg-Eckernförde district
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 Location of Achterwehr | |
  Achterwehr  Achterwehr | |
| Coordinates: 54°19′N 9°58′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| District | Rendsburg-Eckernförde |
| Municipal assoc. | Achterwehr |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Anne Katrin Kittmann (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.65 km2 (6.04 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 29 m (95 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 1,043 |
| • Density | 66.65/km2 (172.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 24239 |
| Dialling codes | 04340 |
| Vehicle registration | RD |
| Website | www.amtachterwehr.de |
Achterwehr is situated 12 km west of Kiel and about 5 km south of the Kiel Canal (German: Nord-Ostsee-Kanal). The Autobahn 210 from Kiel to Rendsburg passes to the north of Achterwehr, and the river Eider crosses it.
Achterwehr is the seat of the Amt ("collective municipality") Achterwehr.
