Wissen (Verbandsgemeinde)
Wissen is a Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The seat of the Verbandsgemeinde is in Wissen.
Sieg high route at Katzwinkel
Wissen | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Wissen (Verbandsgemeinde) within Landkreis Altenkirchen district  | |
  Wissen  Wissen | |
| Coordinates: 50°46′52″N 7°44′5″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Landkreis Altenkirchen |
| Subdivisions | 6 Gemeinden |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michael Wagener (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 91.49 km2 (35.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2019-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 14,841 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | AK |
| Website | www.wissen.eu |
The Verbandsgemeinde Wissen consists of the following 6 Ortsgemeinden ("local municipalities"):[2]
| Municipality | Area (km²) | Population | |
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 | Birken-Honigsessen | 18.14 | 2,460 |
 | Hövels | 7.88 | 535 |
 | Katzwinkel | 15.80 | 1,801 |
 | Mittelhof | 11.13 | 1,011 |
 | Selbach | 3.66 | 789 |
 | Wissen * | 34.88 | 8,437 |
| Verbandsgemeinde Wissen | 91.49 | 15,033 |
* seat of the Verbandsgemeinde
References
- "Bevölkerungsstand 2019, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2020.
- Statistisches Bundesamt – number of inhabitants in the municipalities on 31 December 2016.
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