Kirchen

Kirchen
Coat of arms
Kirchen
Location of Kirchen within Altenkirchen district
Coordinates: 50°48′31″N 7°53′0″E / 50.80861°N 7.88333°E / 50.80861; 7.88333Coordinates: 50°48′31″N 7°53′0″E / 50.80861°N 7.88333°E / 50.80861; 7.88333
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 (2015-12-31)
• Total	8,575
• Density	220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	57548
Dialling codes	02741
Vehicle registration	AK
Website	www.kirchen-sieg.de

Kirchen is a town and 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 is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde (collective municipality) Kirchen.