Wissen (Verbandsgemeinde)
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Wissen is a Verbandsgemeinde
("collective municipality") in the district of Altenkirchen
, in Rhineland-Palatinate
, Germany
. The seat of the Verbandsgemeinde is in Wissen.
The Verbandsgemeinde Wissen consists of the following Ortsgemeinden ("local municipalities"):
Verbandsgemeinde
A Verbandsgemeinde is an administrative unit in the German Bundesländer of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony-Anhalt.-Rhineland-Palatinate:...
("collective municipality") in the district of Altenkirchen
Altenkirchen (district)
Altenkirchen is a district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is bounded by the North Rhine-Westphalian districts Rhein-Sieg, Oberbergischer Kreis, Olpe and Siegen-Wittgenstein, and the districts of Westerwaldkreis and Neuwied....
, 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...
. The seat of the Verbandsgemeinde is in Wissen.
The Verbandsgemeinde Wissen consists of the following Ortsgemeinden ("local municipalities"):
- Birken-HonigsessenBirken-HonigsessenBirken-Honigsessen is a municipality in the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany....
- HövelsHövelsHövels is a municipality in the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany....
- KatzwinkelKatzwinkelKatzwinkel is a municipality in the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany....
- MittelhofMittelhofMittelhof is a municipality in the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany....
- SelbachSelbachSelbach is a municipality in the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany....
- WissenWissenWissen is a town in the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the river Sieg, approximately 12 km northeast of Altenkirchen.Wissen is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde Wissen....