Altenkirchen (Westerwald) - Altenkirchen (Westerwald)

The town Altenkirchen is a small town with about 6,200 inhabitants and at the same time the district town of the Altenkirchen (Westerwald) district, the northernmost district of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

background

getting there

By plane

The closest international airport is the Cologne Bonn Airport, to be reached by S-Bahn from Au (Sieg) railway station.

By train

• Altenkirchen station can be reached by train via the station of the same name on the Westerwald-Sieg-Bahn line, where the trains run RB 90 (Kreuztal-Siegen-Wissen (Sieg) -Au (Sieg) -Altenkirchen-Hachenburg-Nistertal / Bad Marienberg-Westerburg-Diez East-Limburg (Lahn) of the Hessian State Railway, operating area Dreiländerbahn according to the Rhineland-Palatinate cycle every hour.
• As the Au (Sieg) train station is around 12 kilometers or around 15 minutes away by train, it is on the Sieg line, and the trains run here RE 9 (Rhein-Sieg-Express) from Aachen via Düren, Cologne, Siegburg / Bonn, Au (Sieg) and Betzdorf (Sieg) to Siegen as well as the S 12 (both DB Regio) from Düren via Cologne, Siegburg / Bonn and Hennef (Sieg) to Au an der Sieg.

By bus

With city and regional buses

There is a bus station at Altenkirchen train station, which is served by numerous regional bus routes from the bus companies Martin Becker, Zickenhainer and Rhine-Moselle bus is approached.

The following regional bus routes operate in Altenkirchen:

• 132 Altenkirchen - Neitersen - Obernau - Flammersfeld - Horhausen - Neuwied
• 280 Altenkirchen - Eichelhardt - Roth - Knowledge (victory)
• 285 Altenkirchen - Beul - Au (victory) - Hamm
• 287 Altenkirchen - Hilgenroth - Breitscheidt
• 289 Altenkirchen - Eichelhardt - Helemroth - Oettershagen - Nisterbrück

In the district of Altenkirchen, the tariff applies to train and bus journeys Rhein-Mosel Transport Association (VRM).

With long-distance buses

The closest connection options to the Long-distance bus transport are the Cologne-South long-distance bus station (at Cologne / Bonn Airport) and the Siegen long-distance bus station.

In the street

Altenkirchen can be reached via the federal highways B8, B256 and B414.

mobility

Tourist Attractions

• In Altenkirchen there are three public libraries, the Altenkirchen district media center and the library of the Evangelical Parish of Altenkirchen in an adjoining room of the Evangelical church; there is also a public bookcase in a decommissioned telephone booth in Bahnhofstrasse, where books can be borrowed or exchanged free of charge.
• Bismarck tower Altenkirchen
• A regional history museum is located in the "Heimat- und Museumscheune" in the neighboring community of Helmenzen.

activities

shop

• In the center of Altenkirchen there is the market square as well as the streets Marktstrasse and Wilhelmstrasse, which are designated as pedestrian zones and traffic-calmed areas, on these streets there are many retail shops, cafes and restaurants.
• Between the train station and Kölner Straße there are larger retail stores such as REWE, Deichmann, Takko and Fressnapf, ALDI, Lidl, as well as a post office and some mobile phone shops.

kitchen

nightlife

accommodation

health

Practical advice

• Deutsche Post branch, Bahnhofstrasse
• Deutsche Telekom shop, Bahnhofstrasse
• 02 partner shop, Bahnhofstrasse

trips

• The Marienwanderweg, which is also a recognized pilgrimage route, leads over a length of 22 kilometers from the pilgrimage site, which is about 7 km away from Altenkirchen Seelbach-Marienthal, in which there is a former Franciscan monastery is located to Marienstatt Abbey in Streithausen near Hachenburg, this is a monastery of the order province of the Cistercians.
• There are many shops in the city of Siegen, which can be reached by train from Altenkirchen in about 45 minutes.
• The Altenkirchen Bismarck Tower, which is a bit far from the center, can be reached on foot in about 15-20 minutes.
• The victory and that Siegerland are about 10 kilometers away from Altenkirchen and offer opportunities for hiking, cycling and walking, fishing and rowing. The Sieg is a largely natural river.
• The next bigger city Wins offers many opportunities for shopping and going out as well as cultural offers. Siegen is about 40 minutes away by train on the RB90 line, Westerwald-Sieg-Bahn.

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