Achterwehr

Coordinates: 54°19′N 9°58′E / 54.317°N 9.967°E / 54.317; 9.967
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Achterwehr
Fire station in Achterwehr
Fire station in Achterwehr
Coat of arms of Achterwehr
Location of Achterwehr within Rendsburg-Eckernförde district
Achterwehr is located in Germany
Achterwehr
Achterwehr
Achterwehr is located in Schleswig-Holstein
Achterwehr
Achterwehr
Coordinates: 54°19′N 9°58′E / 54.317°N 9.967°E / 54.317; 9.967
CountryGermany
StateSchleswig-Holstein
DistrictRendsburg-Eckernförde
Municipal assoc.Achterwehr
Government
 • MayorAnne Katrin Kittmann (SPD)
Area
 • Total15.65 km2 (6.04 sq mi)
Elevation
29 m (95 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total1,029
 • Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
24239
Dialling codes04340
Vehicle registrationRD
Websitewww.amtachterwehr.de

Achterwehr is a municipality, located in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde in the German Bundesland of Schleswig-Holstein.

Achterwehr is situated 12 km west of Kiel and about 5 km south of the Kiel Canal (German: Nord-Ostsee-Kanal). The Autobahn 210 from Kiel to Rendsburg passes to the north of Achterwehr, and the river Eider crosses it.

Achterwehr is the seat of the Amt ("collective municipality") Achterwehr.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.