Altenglan
Altenglan is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Kusel district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Kusel-Altenglan. Altenglan is a recognized tourism community. Also, named after the municipality is the Altenglan Formation, a lithostratigraphic entity, and by extension, so is Altenglanerpeton, a microsaur whose fossil remains were found therein.
Altenglan | |
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Municipality | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Altenglan within Kusel district | |
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| Coordinates: 49°33′01″N 7°27′39″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Kusel |
| Municipal assoc. | Kusel-Altenglan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Yvonne Draudt-Awe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.61 km2 (5.25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 225 m (738 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31) | |
| • Total | 2,756 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 66885 |
| Dialling codes | 06381 |
| Vehicle registration | KUS |
| Website | www.altenglan.de |
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