Wissen (Verbandsgemeinde)

Wissen is a Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The seat of the Verbandsgemeinde is in Wissen.

Sieg high route at Katzwinkel
Wissen
Coat of arms
Location of Wissen (Verbandsgemeinde) within Landkreis Altenkirchen district
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Wissen
Wissen
Coordinates: 50°46′52″N 7°44′5″E
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictLandkreis Altenkirchen
Subdivisions6 Gemeinden
Government
  MayorMichael Wagener (CDU)
Area
  Total91.49 km2 (35.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
  Total14,841
  Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationAK
Websitewww.wissen.eu

The Verbandsgemeinde Wissen consists of the following 6 Ortsgemeinden ("local municipalities"):[2]

MunicipalityArea (km²)Population
Birken-Honigsessen18.142,460
Hövels7.88535
Katzwinkel15.801,801
Mittelhof11.131,011
Selbach3.66789
Wissen *34.888,437
Verbandsgemeinde
Wissen
91.4915,033

* seat of the Verbandsgemeinde

References

  1. "Bevölkerungsstand 2019, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2020.
  2. Statistisches Bundesamt – number of inhabitants in the municipalities on 31 December 2016.


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