Achterwehr

Achterwehr
Achterwehr
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	Achterwehr Location of Achterwehr within Rendsburg-Eckernförde district
	Coordinates: 54°19′0″N 9°58′0″E / 54.31667°N 9.96667°ECoordinates: 54°19′0″N 9°58′0″E / 54.31667°N 9.96667°E
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Rendsburg-Eckernförde
Municipal assoc.	Achterwehr
Government
• Mayor	Anne Katrin Kittmann (SPD)
Area
• Total	15.65 km2 (6.04 sq mi)
Elevation	29 m (95 ft)
Population (2016-12-31)[1]
• Total	996
• Density	64/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	24239
Dialling codes	04340
Vehicle registration	RD
Website	www.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

↑ "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2016] (XLS-file)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German).

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[1] "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2016] (XLS-file)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German).