Altkirchen

Coat of arms

Location of Altkirchen

50°56′31″N 12°21′2″E / 50.94194°N 12.35056°E / 50.94194; 12.35056CountryGermanyStateThuringiaDistrictAltenburger Land TownSchmölln Area

• Total20.05 km² (7.74 sq mi)Elevation

228 m (748 ft)Population

(2017-12-31)

• Total990 • Density49/km² (130/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

04626

Dialling codes034491Vehicle registrationABG

Altkirchen is a village and a former municipality in the district Altenburger Land, in Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the town of Schmölln.^[1]

Geography

Neighboring municipalities

Communities near Altkirchen are the city of Altenburg, Dobitschen, Drogen, Göhren, Göllnitz, Saara, and the city of Schmölln.

Municipal organization

The municipality of Altkirchen was divided into 13 districts:

Altkirchen
Gimmel
Gödissa
Göldschen
Großtauschwitz
Illsitz
Jauern
Kleintauschwitz
Kratschütz
Nöbden
Platschütz
Röthenitz
Trebula

History

Within the German Empire (1871–1918), Altkirchen was part of the Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg. From 1952 to 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Leipzig of East Germany.