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Altenkirchen district

district of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
AdministrativeArea district_of_rhineland_palatinate Q8608
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Altenkirchen district

Summary

Altenkirchen district is a district of Rhineland-Palatinate[1]. It draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (district_of_rhineland_palatinate category, ranking #8 of 24).[2]

Key Facts

  • Altenkirchen district was a member of Climate Alliance[3].
  • Altenkirchen district was a member of Landkreistag Rheinland-Pfalz[4].
  • Altenkirchen district is located in Rhineland-Palatinate[5].
  • Altenkirchen district is in the country of Germany[6].
  • Altenkirchen district's head of government is recorded as Michael Lieber[7].
  • Altenkirchen district's head of government is recorded as Peter Enders[8].
  • Altenkirchen district's instance of is recorded as district of Rhineland-Palatinate[9].
  • Altenkirchen district's capital is recorded as Altenkirchen[10].
  • Altenkirchen district's shares border with is recorded as Siegen-Wittgenstein[11].
  • Altenkirchen district's shares border with is recorded as Kreis Olpe[12].
  • Altenkirchen district's shares border with is recorded as Oberbergischer Kreis[13].
  • Altenkirchen district's shares border with is recorded as Westerwaldkreis[14].
  • Altenkirchen district's shares border with is recorded as Neuwied[15].
  • Altenkirchen district's shares border with is recorded as Rhein-Sieg District[16].
  • Altenkirchen district's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Rettersen[17].
  • Altenkirchen district's Commons category is recorded as Landkreis Altenkirchen (Westerwald)[18].
  • Altenkirchen district's licence plate code is recorded as AK[19].
  • Altenkirchen district's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[20].
  • Altenkirchen district's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[21].
  • Altenkirchen district's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.75, 'lon': 7.75}[22].
  • Altenkirchen district's official website is recorded as https://www.kreis-altenkirchen.de/[23].
  • Altenkirchen district's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Altenkirchen (district)[24].
  • Altenkirchen district has a population of {'amount': '+129166'}[25].
  • Altenkirchen district's category for people born here is recorded as Q60940790[26].
  • Altenkirchen district's category for people who died here is recorded as Q60940483[27].

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Geography

Altenkirchen district is in the country of Germany[6]. It is located in Rhineland-Palatinate[5].

Physical Characteristics

Altenkirchen district covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+642.00'}[28]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+157'}[29]. It has a population of {'amount': '+129166'}[25].

Designation and Status

Altenkirchen district's instance of is recorded as district of Rhineland-Palatinate[9].

Why It Matters

Altenkirchen district draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (district_of_rhineland_palatinate category, ranking #8 of 24).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

Related Entities

Germany RWE

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . klimabuendnis.org. klimabuendnis.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . GeoNames. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · B.Zsolt · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Capital → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Altenkirchen (district)
    Owner of → Westerwaldbahn GmbH
    Capital → Altenkirchen
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P150]]: [[Q437330]]"
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