Kirn

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Kirn
Kirn
Location of the town of Kirn within Bad Kreuznach district
Coordinates	49°47′17″N 7°27′26″E / 49.78806°N 7.45722°E / 49.78806; 7.45722Coordinates: 49°47′17″N 7°27′26″E / 49.78806°N 7.45722°E / 49.78806; 7.45722
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Bad Kreuznach
Mayor	Fritz Wagner (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	16.53 km2 (6.38 sq mi)
Elevation	250 m  (820 ft)
Population	8,273 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	500 /km2 (1,296 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	KH
Postal code	55606
Area code	06752
Website	www.kirn.de

Kirn is a town in the district of Bad Kreuznach, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the river Nahe, roughly 10 km north-east of Idar-Oberstein and 30 km west of Bad Kreuznach.

Before the French occupation in the early 1790s Kirn was residence of the Wild- und Rheingrafen of Salm-Kyrburg. Its population is c. 8,600 (including two suburbs, Kirn-Sulzbach and -Kallenfels).

Sights

• Ruin of Kyrburg Castle (destroyed 1734)
• Former Piarist monastery, now town hall (18th century)
• Protestant church (formerly St. Pankratius; 15th century, nave rebuilt in 19th c., fully refurbished 1991/92)
• Amalienlust Palace, some buildings of a newer residence planned as substitute for Kyrburg Castle, not completed (late 18th century)
• Timber-framed houses including former tanneries

Personalities

• Fritz Oswald Bilse (1878–1951), writer
• Bernhard Stroh (1822-1882) Brewer
• Frank Farian (1941-) Music producer

Official Site

• www.kirn.de

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References

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