Achterwehr

Infobox German Location
image_photo =
Wappen = Achterwehr Wappen.svg
lat_deg = 54 |lat_min = 19 | lat_sec=0
lon_deg = 9 |lon_min = 58 | lon_sec=0
Lageplan = Achterwehr in RD.pngBundesland = Schleswig-Holstein
Kreis = Rendsburg-Eckernförde
Amt = Achterwehr
Höhe = 29
Fläche = 15.65
Einwohner = 901
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 24239
Vorwahl = 04340
Kfz = RD
Gemeindeschlüssel = 01 0 58 001
NUTS = DEF0B
LOCODE = DE AWR
Adresse-Verband = Inspektor-Weimar-Weg 20
24239 Achterwehr
Website = [http://www.amtachterwehr.de/ www.amtachterwehr.de]
Bürgermeister = Wilhelm Jürgens
Partei = CDU

Achterwehr is a municipality, located in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde in the German "Bundesland" of Schleswig-Holstein.

Achterwehr is situated 12 km west of Kiel and about 5 km south of the Nord-Ostsee-Kanal. The Autobahn 210 from Kiel to Rendsburg passes to the north of Achterwehr, and the river Eider crosses it.

Achterwehr is the seat of the "Amt" ("collective municipality") Achterwehr.