Altenglan
Encyclopedia
Altenglan is a municipality in the district of Kusel
, in Rhineland-Palatinate
, Germany
. It is situated on the river Glan
, approx. 5 km north-east of Kusel
, and 25 km north-west of Kaiserslautern
.
The town of Altenglan today emerged from the freely union of the former independent communes Altenglan, Patersbach and Mühlbach in 1969.
The three urban districts (Ortsteile) of Altenglan are Altenglan, Patersbach and Mühlbach.
The name Altenglan stems from the little river Glan. In Altenglan the brooks Kuselbach and Reichenbach flow into the river Glan.
Altenglan is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde
("collective municipality") Altenglan
.
Kusel (district)
Kusel is a district in the south of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are Birkenfeld, Bad Kreuznach, Donnersbergkreis, Kaiserslautern, Saarpfalz and Sankt Wendel .-History:The district of Kusel was created at the beginning of the 19th century...
, in Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate is one of the 16 states of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has an area of and about four million inhabitants. The capital is Mainz. English speakers also commonly refer to the state by its German name, Rheinland-Pfalz ....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It is situated on the river Glan
Glan (Nahe)
The Glan is a river in southwestern Germany, right tributary of the Nahe River. It is approximately long. It rises in the Saarland, northwest of Homburg. It flows generally north, through Rhineland-Palatinate, and empties into the Nahe in Odernheim am Glan, near Bad Sobernheim...
, approx. 5 km north-east of Kusel
Kusel
Kusel is a municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, capital of the district of Kusel. It is situated approx. 30 km north-west of Kaiserslautern....
, and 25 km north-west of Kaiserslautern
Kaiserslautern
Kaiserslautern is a city in southwest Germany, located in the Bundesland of Rhineland-Palatinate at the edge of the Palatinate forest . The historic centre dates to the 9th century. It is from Paris, from Frankfurt am Main, and from Luxembourg.Kaiserslautern is home to 99,469 people...
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The town of Altenglan today emerged from the freely union of the former independent communes Altenglan, Patersbach and Mühlbach in 1969.
The three urban districts (Ortsteile) of Altenglan are Altenglan, Patersbach and Mühlbach.
The name Altenglan stems from the little river Glan. In Altenglan the brooks Kuselbach and Reichenbach flow into the river Glan.
Altenglan is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde
Verbandsgemeinde
A Verbandsgemeinde is an administrative unit in the German Bundesländer of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony-Anhalt.-Rhineland-Palatinate:...
("collective municipality") Altenglan
Altenglan (Verbandsgemeinde)
Altenglan is a Verbandsgemeinde in the district of Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The seat of the Verbandsgemeinde is in Altenglan....
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