Altenkirchen, Rügen

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.

Altenkirchen
Parish church of Altenkirchen
Location of Altenkirchen within Vorpommern-Rügen district
Altenkirchen
Altenkirchen
Coordinates: 54°38′10″N 13°20′38″E
CountryGermany
StateMecklenburg-Vorpommern
DistrictVorpommern-Rügen
Municipal assoc.Nord-Rügen
Government
  MayorJutta Sill
Area
  Total22.42 km2 (8.66 sq mi)
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
  Total924
  Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
18556
Dialling codes038391
Vehicle registrationRÜG

It is the only land access to its eastern neighbour Putgarten, which includes Kap Arkona, the northernmost point of the island.

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.

References

  1. "Statistisches Amt M-V – Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2019". Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (in German). July 2020.

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