Altenkirchen

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Altenkirchen
Town
Town square
Coat of arms
Location of Altenkirchen within Altenkirchen district
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Coordinates: 50°41′14″N 07°38′44″E / 50.68722°N 7.64556°E / 50.68722; 7.64556
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Altenkirchen
Municipal assoc.	Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Matthias Gibhardt[1] (SPD)
Area
• Total	11.00 km2 (4.25 sq mi)
Elevation	230 m (750 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	6,564
• Density	600/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	57601–57610
Dialling codes	02681
Vehicle registration	AK
Website	www.altenkirchen.de

Altenkirchen (German: [ˈaltn̩kɪʁçn̩] ^ⓘ) is a town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, capital of the district of Altenkirchen. It is located approximately 40 km east of Bonn and 50 km north of Koblenz. Altenkirchen is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld.