Kircheib is a municipality in the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany. In 1796, the Battle of Kircheib was fought near the village between France and Austria as part of the War of the First Coalition.
Kircheib | |
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Location of Kircheib within Altenkirchen district  | |
  Kircheib  Kircheib | |
| Coordinates: 50°42′34″N 7°27′25″E / 50.70944°N 7.45694°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Altenkirchen |
| Municipal assoc. | Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Lothar Bellersheim[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.55 km2 (2.53 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 312 m (1,024 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 547 |
| • Density | 84/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 57635 |
| Dialling codes | 02683 |
| Vehicle registration | AK |
| Website | kircheib |
References
edit- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Altenkirchen, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
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