Altenkirchen (Verbandsgemeinde)

Altenkirchen
Verbandsgemeinde
Coat of arms of Altenkirchen Coat of arms
Location of Altenkirchen (Verbandsgemeinde) within Landkreis Altenkirchen district
Altenkirchen is located in Germany Altenkirchen Altenkirchen Altenkirchen is located in Rhineland-Palatinate Altenkirchen Altenkirchen
Coordinates: 50.689318°N 7.649120°E / 50.689318; 7.649120
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	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	AK
Website	www.vg-altenkirchen.de

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. The Verbandsgemeinde Altenkirchen consisted of the following Ortsgemeinden ("local municipalities"):

	Municipality	Area (km²)	Population
File:DEU Almersbach COA.svg	Almersbach	0.61	405
File:DEU Altenkirchen (Westerwald) COA.svg	Altenkirchen *	10.98	6,256
File:Coats of arms of None.svg	Bachenberg	1.67	107
File:DEU Berod bei Hachenburg COA.svg	Berod bei Hachenburg	5.05	566
File:Coats of arms of None.svg	Birnbach	3.11	634
File:Coats of arms of None.svg	Busenhausen	3.02	332
File:Coats of arms of None.svg	Eichelhardt	2.84	493
File:DEU Ersfeld COA.svg	Ersfeld	1.40	73
File:DEU Fiersbach COA.svg	Fiersbach	3.04	254
File:DEU Fluterschen COA.svg	Fluterschen	3.37	650
File:Coats of arms of None.svg	Forstmehren	1.61	158
File:DEU Gieleroth COA.svg	Gieleroth	5.92	652
File:DEU Hasselbach COA.svg	Hasselbach	5.76	320
File:Coats of arms of None.svg	Helmenzen	4.15	881
File:DEU Helmeroth COA.svg	Helmeroth	3.57	184
File:DEU Hemmelzen COA.svg	Hemmelzen	2.83	256
File:Coats of arms of None.svg	Heupelzen	2.58	252
File:DEU Hilgenroth COA.svg	Hilgenroth	2.96	288
File:Wappen Hirz-Maulsbach.svg	Hirz-Maulsbach	6.14	299
File:Coats of arms of None.svg	Idelberg	1.13	57
File:DEU Ingelbach COA.svg	Ingelbach	5.08	528
File:Coats of arms of None.svg	Isert	1.84	123
File:DEU Kettenhausen COA.svg	Kettenhausen	1.68	276
File:DEU Kircheib COA.svg	Kircheib	6.55	522
File:DEU Kraam COA.svg	Kraam	2.73	174
File:DEU Mammelzen COA.svg	Mammelzen	4.12	1,068
File:DEU Mehren COA.svg	Mehren	3.67	474
File:DEU Michelbach COA.svg	Michelbach	4.42	513
File:DEU Neitersen COA.svg	Neitersen	5.64	798
File:DEU Obererbach COA.svg	Obererbach	3.63	543
File:Coats of arms of None.svg	Oberirsen	9.45	610
File:DEU Oberwambach COA.svg	Oberwambach	3.99	422
File:Coats of arms of None.svg	Ölsen	2.26	87
File:Coats of arms of None.svg	Racksen	1.97	151
File:DEU Rettersen COA.svg	Rettersen	3.21	365
File:DEU Schöneberg COA.svg	Schöneberg	3.20	408
File:DEU Sörth COA.svg	Sörth	1.99	241
File:Coats of arms of None.svg	Stürzelbach	1.77	237
File:DEU Volkerzen COA.svg	Volkerzen	1.98	82
File:DEU Werkhausen COA.svg	Werkhausen	5.75	234
File:DEU Weyerbusch COA.svg	Weyerbusch	4.22	1,380
File:DEU Wölmersen COA.svg	Wölmersen	2.63	390
File:Wappen VG Altenkirchen.svg	Verbandsgemeinde Altenkirchen	153.52	22,743

^* seat of the Verbandsgemeinde