Altenkirchen: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes
Altenkirchen is located in the Kohlbach Valley. Every spring, thousands of cherry trees bloom around the village. The Kirschenland Trail, a 22.6-kilometre hiking route with an estimated duration of around 6 hours and 15 minutes, is located in the village. Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Altenkirchen can continue their accommodation search afterwards.
Nature
The Höbelgraben is a deeply incised gorge characteristic of the North Palatine Uplands. The local recreational area features a playground, a shelter, a barbecue area and a pond.
The protected Thick Oak stands at the Römerbrunnen. Its trunk circumference is 5.40 metres and its height is approximately 28 metres. A rest area has been created beneath the Thick Oak next to the Römerbrunnen.
Hiking
The Kirschenland Trail is marked with a red cherry logo and leads to the recreational area at the Höbelgraben in Altenkirchen. In the Oberes Glantal collective municipality, it is one of five trails in the Walkable History Book.
Culture
The Protestant parish church in Altenkirchen is a Baroque hall church with a tower crowned by a dome; its origins date back to the Middle Ages. Concerts are regularly held in the church. Altenkirchen’s Kerwe has been celebrated on the first Sunday in October since 1839.
The Kirschenland Museum Altenkirchen presents the history of the villages in the Kohlbach Valley and former rural everyday culture in seven exhibition rooms. It also documents the wave of emigration from the Kohlbach Valley in the 19th century, during which more than 1,000 people left their home villages. The exhibition is complemented by picture series and films on the history of the villages.
The museum includes a village kitchen-living room representing the first half of the 20th century. The Kirschenland Museum Altenkirchen also presents the history of coal mining in the Kohlbach Valley. The museum is located on the Kirschenland Trail.
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