Altenkirchen | |
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Parish church of Altenkirchen
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Coordinates: 54°38′10″N 13°20′38″E / 54.63611°N 13.34389°ECoordinates: 54°38′10″N 13°20′38″E / 54.63611°N 13.34389°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
District | Vorpommern-Rügen |
Municipal assoc. | Nord-Rügen |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jutta Sill |
Area | |
• Total | 22.42 km2 (8.66 sq mi) |
Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
Population (2015-12-31) | |
• Total | 953 |
• Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Postal codes | 18556 |
Dialling codes | 038391 |
Vehicle registration | RÜG |
Altenkirchen is a municipality in the north of the island of Rügen on the Baltic Sea coast of Germany. It is in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in the federal state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
It includes the localities of Drewoldke, Gudderitz, Lanckensburg, Mattchow, Schwarbe, Presenske, Wollin and Zühlitz.
Its name derives from its famous parish church, whose construction is believed to have commenced around 1185.