AltenkirchenGeneral information - Location
| Country | Germany | | Location in country | 
Southwest | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 7.3205,Lat: 49.4424  |
| Elevation | 313 meter above sea level | | Local time | 23:33:37pm |
| Name province/region (Bundesland) | Rheinland-Pfalz | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Kusel | | Name | Schönenberg-Kübelberg | | Name | Altenkirchen | | Other place with same name 1 | 
Altenkirchen
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern - | | Other place with same name 2 |
Altenkirchen
Hessen - Gießen | | Other place with same name 3 |
Altenkirchen
Hessen - Gießen - Lahn-Dill-Kreis |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Luxembourg | 
Luxembourg | 89 km | 
WestNorthWest
| | 2 Brussel | 
Belgium | 263 km | 
NorthWest
| | 3 Bern | 
Switzerland | 278 km | 
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 305 km (direction NorthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Belgium.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhine main - Medium - Nahe, Lahn, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Bostalsee (1.4 km2 at a height of around 399 meter above sea level) at a distance of 22 km in NorthWestern direction).
The most nearby international border is the
French-German border with a straight distance of 30 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 42 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 100%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (at a distance of 83 km and direction WestNorthWest).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
19.6 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
55.7 km2 |
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| Urban area |
3.3 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Altenkirchen in country Germany
Altenkirchen at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
| Sitename |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| Ostertal | DE | 4 km |
WestNorthWest
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Social media - Maps
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Hotels at Altenkirchen 
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