Altenkirchen

Altenkirchen is a village in Hohenahr, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Hesse. Altenkirchen is situated nearby to the hamlet Ziemberg, as well as near the village Ahrdt.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Evangelische Kirche and Tongrube bei Altenkirchen.

Evangelische Kirche

Church

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Evangelische Kirche is a church.

Tongrube bei Altenkirchen

Nature reserve

Photo: Otto Domes, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tongrube bei Altenkirchen is a nature reserve.

Wacholderheide bei Ahrdt

Nature reserve

Photo: Otto Domes, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wacholderheide bei Ahrdt is a nature reserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Seelbach (Herborn) and Hartenrod (Bad Endbach).

Seelbach (Herborn)

Village

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Seelbach (Herborn) is a village, which is situated 9 km west of Altenkirchen.

Hartenrod (Bad Endbach)

Village

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Hartenrod (Bad Endbach) is a village, which is situated 9 km north of Altenkirchen.

Wetzlarer Kreuz

Locality

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The Wetzlarer Kreuz is an Autobahn interchange in the city of Wetzlar in Hesse, Germany where the highways A45 and A480 meet. This junction is a stack interchange, which is the only fully built stack interchange in Germany. Wetzlarer Kreuz is situated 9 km south of Altenkirchen.

Altenkirchen

Type: Village
Description: human settlement in Germany
Categories: Ortsteil and locality
Location: Hohenahr, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen, Hesse, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

50.67962° or 50° 40′ 47″ north

Longitude

8.45956° or 8° 27′ 34″ east

Elevation

310 metres (1,017 feet)

Open location code

9F2CMFH5+RR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1829827650

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

2957568

Wikidata ID

Q437298

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In Other Languages

From French to Irish—“Altenkirchen” goes by many names.

French: “Altenkirchen”
German: “Altenkirchen (Hohenahr)”
German: “Altenkirchen”
Irish: “Altenkirchen (Hohenahr)”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Ziemberg and Ahrdt.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Freiwillige Feuerwehr Altenkirchen and Dorfgemeinschaftshaus.

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