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Altenkirchen (Verbandsgemeinde)
Verbandsgemeinde in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Altenkirchen is a former Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The seat of the Verbandsgemeinde was in Altenkirchen. On 1 January 2020 it was merged into the new Verbandsgemeinde Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld. It lies within the region of the Westerwald known as Kroppach Switzerland.
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Altenkirchen (Verbandsgemeinde)
within Landkreis Altenkirchen district  | |
 Location of Altenkirchen (Verbandsgemeinde) | |
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| Coordinates: 50.689318°N 7.649120°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Landkreis Altenkirchen |
| Disbanded | 2020 |
| Subdivisions | 42 Gemeinden |
| Area | |
• Total | 153.52 km2 (59.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-12-31) | |
• Total | 22,860 |
| • Density | 148.9/km2 (385.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | AK |
| Website | www.vg-altenkirchen.de |
The Verbandsgemeinde Altenkirchen consisted of the following Ortsgemeinden ("local municipalities"):
| Municipality | Area (km²) | Population (2024)[1] | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Almersbach | 0.61 | 398 |
_COA.svg){kind=small} | Altenkirchen * | 10.98 | 6,603 |
 | Bachenberg | 1.67 | 101 |
 | Berod bei Hachenburg | 5.05 | 614 |
| Birnbach | 3.11 | 683 |
| Busenhausen | 3.02 | 349 |
| Eichelhardt | 2.84 | 514 |
 | Ersfeld | 1.40 | 70 |
 | Fiersbach | 3.04 | 275 |
 | Fluterschen | 3.37 | 651 |
| Forstmehren | 1.61 | 164 |
 | Gieleroth | 5.92 | 689 |
 | Hasselbach | 5.76 | 334 |
| Helmenzen | 4.15 | 921 |
 | Helmeroth | 3.57 | 209 |
 | Hemmelzen | 2.83 | 309 |
| Heupelzen | 2.58 | 249 |
 | Hilgenroth | 2.96 | 294 |
 | Hirz-Maulsbach | 6.14 | 304 |
| Idelberg | 1.13 | 61 |
 | Ingelbach | 5.08 | 510 |
| Isert | 1.84 | 111 |
 | Kettenhausen | 1.68 | 313 |
 | Kircheib | 6.55 | 536 |
 | Kraam | 2.73 | 165 |
 | Mammelzen | 4.12 | 1,067 |
 | Mehren | 3.67 | 488 |
 | Michelbach | 4.42 | 549 |
 | Neitersen | 5.64 | 1,086 |
 | Obererbach | 3.63 | 553 |
| Oberirsen | 9.45 | 617 |
 | Oberwambach | 3.99 | 438 |
| Ölsen | 2.26 | 74 |
| Racksen | 1.97 | 138 |
 | Rettersen | 3.21 | 362 |
 | Schöneberg | 3.20 | 439 |
 | Sörth | 1.99 | 260 |
| Stürzelbach | 1.77 | 232 |
 | Volkerzen | 1.98 | 82 |
 | Werkhausen | 5.75 | 235 |
 | Weyerbusch | 4.22 | 1,442 |
 | Wölmersen | 2.63 | 379 |
| Verbandsgemeinde Altenkirchen | 153.52 | 22,860 (2018) |
* seat of the Verbandsgemeinde
