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Waizenkirchen

Summary

Waizenkirchen is a municipality in the district of Grieskirchen in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.

Waizenkirchen
Coat of arms of Waizenkirchen
Coat of arms
Location in the district
Location in the district
Waizenkirchen is located in Austria
Waizenkirchen
Waizenkirchen
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°19′49″N 13°51′30″E / 48.33028°N 13.85833°E / 48.33028; 13.85833
CountryAustria
StateUpper Austria
DistrictGrieskirchen
Government
 • MayorFabian Grüneis (ÖVP)
Area
[1]
 • Total34.25 km2 (13.22 sq mi)
Elevation
367 m (1,204 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total3,729
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4730
Area code07277
Vehicle registrationGR
Websitewww.waizenkirchen.at

Geography edit

Waizenkirchen lies in the Hausruckviertel. About 10 percent of the municipality is forest, and 80 percent is farmland.

History edit

On 4 May 1945, when a parked tank at the 1st Battalion Command Post caught fire, putting nearby vehicles at risk from flames and exploding ammunition, Technician 5th Grade Eugene B. Spade from Major General Stanley Eric Reinhart's 261st Infantry Regiment raced through bursting 90-mm shells and .50 caliber cartridges to prevent a disaster.

 
Mary, Help of Christians, Saints Peter and Paul Parish Church, Waizenkirchen
 
Parish Church

References edit

  1. ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
 
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