Altenglan

Altenglan
Location of Altenglan within Kusel district
Altenglan
Altenglan
Coordinates: 49°33′01″N 7°27′39″E / 49.55028°N 7.46083°E / 49.55028; 7.46083
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictKusel
Municipal assoc.Kusel-Altenglan
Government
  Mayor (201924) Yvonne Draudt-Awe
Area
  Total
13.61 km2 (5.25 sq mi)
Elevation
225 m (738 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)
  Total
2,727
  Density200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
66885
Dialling codes06381
Vehicle registrationKUS
Websitewww.altenglan.de

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.