Kirchen

Geschichte

Kirchen is a town and climatic spa in the district of Altenkirchen in the north of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the river Sieg, approx. 12 km southwest of Siegen. Among its notable features is the Freusburg castle.Kirchen is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde (collective municipality) Kirchen.Personalities Jürgen Alzen (born 1962), automobile racing driver Uwe Alzen (born 1967), automobile racing driver Georg Bätzing (born 1961), Catholic clergyman, bishop of Limburg Christoph Klein (born 1964), pediatric oncologist and medical director of the Haunersch Children 's Hospital of the Clinic of the University of Munich Heinrich Kraemer (1842-1907), mayor, parliamentary and state parliament deputy Thomas Kraft (born 1988), soccer player Barbara Rudnik (1958-2009), actress