Achterwehr

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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 in RD.png
Achterwehr is located in Germany
Achterwehr
Achterwehr
Achterwehr is located in Schleswig-Holstein
Achterwehr
Achterwehr
Coordinates: 54°19′0″N 9°58′0″E / 54.31667°N 9.96667°E / 54.31667; 9.96667Coordinates: 54°19′0″N 9°58′0″E / 54.31667°N 9.96667°E / 54.31667; 9.96667
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
 (2020-12-31)[1]
 • Total1,043
 • Density67/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

  1. ^ "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2020 (XLS-file)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German).