Altkirchen is a village and a former municipality in the district Altenburger Land, in Thuringia, Germany.

[1] Communities near Altkirchen are the city of Altenburg, Dobitschen, Drogen, Göhren, Göllnitz, Saara, and the city of Schmölln.

The municipality of Altkirchen was divided into 13 districts: Within the German Empire (1871–1918), Altkirchen was part of the Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg.

From 1952 to 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Leipzig of East Germany.

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