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Landkreis Altenkirchen

Located in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Coordinates: 50°46′45″ N 7°45′00″ E

Map showing the location of Landkreis Altenkirchen Landkreis Altenkirchen
Location in Germany
Population
132,125
132.1K
Elevation
157 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
117
listed under Landkreis Altenkirchen
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CGN Cologne Bonn Airport44 km
DTM Dortmund Airport83 km

About Landkreis Altenkirchen

Landkreis Altenkirchen is a municipality. Location: Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Population: 132,125. Elevation: 157 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (44 km). Nearby sights include Elbbach and Brölbach.

Climate of Landkreis Altenkirchen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 95 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (112 mm)
Driest month
April (67 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Landkreis Altenkirchen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°6°9°14°19°21°23°23°19°14°8°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°1°3°8°11°13°12°9°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)10076916773848872808495112

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Landkreis Altenkirchen

The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), 44 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siegen, 22 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 44 kmwest
  • Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 83 kmnorth
  • Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 89 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Siegen Population: 107.2K 22 kmnortheast
  • Bonn Population: 330.6K 46 kmwest
  • Koblenz Population: 107.3K 49 kmsouth
  • Bergisch Gladbach Population: 106.2K 49 kmnorthwest
  • Cologne Population: 1M 59 kmwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Landkreis Altenkirchen

Within 100 km: 784 historic and cultural sites, 4,257 natural sites, 848 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km241 places

  • Weibe River 14 kmNE
  • Dreifelder Weiher Lake 22 kmS
  • Wiehltalsperre Lake 19 kmN
  • Ziegenberg Mountain 14 kmNE

25–60 km1,962 places

  • Else River 51 kmN
  • Aar River 49 kmS
  • Urbach River 32 kmSW
  • Kemper Werth Island 47 kmW

60–100 km3,686 places

  • Olef River 91 kmW
  • Else River 74 kmN
  • Valme River 79 kmNE
  • Ohe River 67 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Landkreis Altenkirchen and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Landkreis Altenkirchen Fürth Würzburg Wolfsburg
Population 132.1K 132K 133.7K 123.1K
Elevation 157 m 302 m 204 m 65 m
Summer day (hottest month) 23° 25° 24° 23°
Winter night (coldest month) -1° -3° -2° -2°
Annual rainfall 1,022 mm 718 mm 659 mm 610 mm
Best months Jun–Aug May–Sep May–Sep Jun–Aug
Distance — 273 km 191 km 278 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Places in Landkreis Altenkirchen

117 places
  1. 1 Betzdorf 10.4K
  2. 2 Wissen 8.7K
  3. 3 Kirchen (Sieg) 8.3K
  4. 4 Altenkirchen (Westerwald) 6.8K
  5. 5 Herdorf 6.5K
  6. 6 Mudersbach 5.9K
  7. 7 Daaden 4.3K
  8. 8 Niederfischbach 4.1K
  9. 9 Hamm (Sieg) 3.9K
  10. 10 Birken-Honigsessen 2.5K
  11. 11 Brachbach 2.3K
  12. 12 Weitefeld 2.3K
  13. 13 Horhausen (Westerwald) 2.2K
  14. 14 Scheuerfeld 2.1K
  15. 15 Gebhardshain 1.9K
  16. 16 Elkenroth 1.8K
  17. 17 Katzwinkel (Sieg) 1.8K
  18. 18 Friesenhagen 1.6K
  19. 19 Roth 1.6K
  20. 20 Weyerbusch 1.5K
  21. 21 Pracht 1.5K
  22. 22 Alsdorf 1.5K
  23. 23 Flammersfeld 1.4K
  24. 24 Etzbach 1.3K
  25. 25 Steinebach/Sieg 1.3K
  26. 26 Nauroth 1.2K
  27. 27 Fürthen 1.2K
  28. 28 Wallmenroth 1.2K
  29. 29 Friedewald 1.1K
  30. 30 Neitersen 1.1K
  31. 31 Malberg 1.1K
  32. 32 Mammelzen 1K
  33. 33 Mittelhof 1K
  34. 34 Breitscheidt 1K
  35. 35 Derschen 1K
  36. 36 Willroth 991
  37. 37 Helmenzen 936
  38. 38 Niederdreisbach 859
  39. 39 Pleckhausen 836
  40. 40 Bruchertseifen 794
  41. 41 Bitzen 787
  42. 42 Kausen 781
  43. 43 Selbach (Sieg) 780
  44. 44 Oberlahr 772
  45. 45 Güllesheim 758
  46. 46 Rosenheim 753
  47. 47 Gieleroth 676
  48. 48 Emmerzhausen 674
  49. 49 Birnbach 661
  50. 50 Fluterschen 642
  51. 51 Berod bei Hachenburg 616
  52. 52 Forst 615
  53. 53 Bürdenbach 613
  54. 54 Oberirsen 608
  55. 55 Krunkel 588
  56. 56 Kircheib 581
  57. 57 Michelbach (Westerwald) 550
  58. 58 Obererbach (Westerwald) 547
  59. 59 Steineroth 540
  60. 60 Eichen 536

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Elbbach River, Rhineland-Palatinate
    0.3 km S
  • Brölbach River, Rhineland-Palatinate
    1.4 km NW
  • Wisserbach River, Rhineland-Palatinate
    1.5 km NW
  • Selbach River, Rhineland-Palatinate
    1.8 km SE
  • Nister River, Rhineland-Palatinate
    2.9 km W
  • Große Nister River, Rhineland-Palatinate
    3 km W
  • Wipperbach River, Rhineland-Palatinate
    3.8 km N
  • Großmicke River, Rhineland-Palatinate
    4.7 km E

Sources & licences

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