Kirchen (Sieg)
Kirchen is a town and Luftkurort (climatic spa) 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 | |
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_COA.svg.png.webp) Coat of arms | |
Location of Kirchen (Sieg) within Altenkirchen district _in_AK.svg.png.webp) | |
  Kirchen  Kirchen | |
| Coordinates: 50°48′31″N 7°53′0″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Altenkirchen |
| Municipal assoc. | Kirchen (Sieg) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Wolfgang Müller (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 39.59 km2 (15.29 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 230 m (750 ft) |
| Population (2019-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 8,492 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (560/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 57548 |
| Dialling codes | 02741 |
| Vehicle registration | AK |
| Website | www.kirchen-sieg.de |
Kirchen is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde (collective municipality) Kirchen.
Personalities
- Jürgen Alzen (born 1962), automobile racing driver
- Uwe Alzen (born 1967), automobile racing driver
- Georg Bätzing (born 1961), Catholic clergyman, bishop of Limburg
- Christoph Klein (born 1964), pediatric oncologist and medical director of the Haunersch Children 's Hospital of the Clinic of the University of Munich
- Heinrich Kraemer (1842-1907), mayor, parliamentary and state parliament deputy
- Thomas Kraft (born 1988), soccer player
- Barbara Rudnik (1958-2009), actress
References
- "Bevölkerungsstand 2019, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2020.
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