Kirchen (Sieg) is a town and Luftkurort (climatic spa) in the district of Altenkirchen in the north of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the river Sieg, approx. 12 km southwest of Siegen. Among its notable features is the Freusburg castle.

Kirchen
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Kirchen (Sieg) within Altenkirchen district
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Coordinates: 50°48′31″N 7°53′0″E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Altenkirchen
Municipal assoc.	Kirchen (Sieg)
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Andreas Hundhausen[1] (SPD)
Area
• Total	39.59 km2 (15.29 sq mi)
Elevation	230 m (750 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	8,446
• Density	210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	57548
Dialling codes	02741
Vehicle registration	AK
Website	www.kirchen-sieg.de

Kirchen is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde (collective municipality) Kirchen (Sieg).

Personalities

• Jürgen Alzen (born 1962), automobile racing driver
• Uwe Alzen (born 1967), automobile racing driver
• Georg Bätzing (born 1961), Catholic clergyman, bishop of Limburg
• Christoph Klein (born 1964), pediatric oncologist and medical director of the Haunersch Children 's Hospital of the Clinic of the University of Munich
• Heinrich Kraemer (1842-1907), mayor, parliamentary and state parliament deputy
• Thomas Kraft (born 1988), soccer player
• Barbara Rudnik (1958-2009), actress
• Luca Stolz (born 1995), automobile racing driver

References

External links

• Verbandsgemeinde Kirchen/Sieg

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[ru] Кирхен (Зиг)