Achterwehr

Achterwehr
Coat of arms
Achterwehr
Location of Achterwehr within Rendsburg-Eckernförde district
Coordinates: 54°19′0″N 9°58′0″E / 54.31667°N 9.96667°ECoordinates: 54°19′0″N 9°58′0″E / 54.31667°N 9.96667°E
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Rendsburg-Eckernförde
Municipal assoc.	Achterwehr
Government
• Mayor	Wilhelm Jürgens (CDU)
Area
• Total	15.65 km^2 (6.04 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
• Total	965
• Density	62/km^2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	24239
Dialling codes	04340
Vehicle registration	RD
Website	www.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. "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2013] (XLS-Datei) (Fortschreibung auf Basis des Zensus 2011)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German). 25 July 2013.