Country Germany District Vorpommern-Rügen Postal codes 18556 Area 22.42 km² Local time Monday 6:30 AM Dialling code 038391 | State Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Dialling codes 038391 Population 1,023 (31 Dec 2008) Postal code 18556 Municipal assoc. Nord-Rügen | |
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Altenkirchen is a municipality in the north of the island of Rügen on the Baltic Sea coast of Germany. It is in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in the federal state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
Map of 18556 Altenkirchen, Germany
It includes the localities of Drewoldke, Gudderitz, Lanckensburg, Mattchow, Schwarbe, Presenske, Wollin and Zühlitz.
Its name derives from its famous parish church, whose construction is believed to have commenced around 1185.
References
Altenkirchen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA