Achterwehr

Achterwehr
Fire station in Achterwehr
Location of Achterwehr within Rendsburg-Eckernförde district
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
 • Total
15.65 km2 (6.04 sq mi)
Elevation
29 m (95 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[1]
 • Total
1,045
 • 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. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2023" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.