Buchkirchen
Buchkirchen | ||
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Buchkirchen Location within Austria | ||
Coordinates: 48°13′26″N 14°01′12″E / 48.22389°N 14.02000°ECoordinates: 48°13′26″N 14°01′12″E / 48.22389°N 14.02000°E | ||
Country | Austria | |
State | Upper Austria | |
District | Wels-Land | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Regina Rieder (ÖVP) | |
Area | ||
• Total | 32 km2 (12 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 346 m (1,135 ft) | |
Population (1 January 2016)[1] | ||
• Total | 4,062 | |
• Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
Postal code | 4611 | |
Area codes | 0 72 42 | |
Vehicle registration | WL | |
Website | www.buchkirchen.at |
Buchkirchen is a municipality in the district of Wels-Land in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.
Geography
Buchkirchen lies in the Hausruckviertel. About 10.9% of the municipality is forest, and 76.9% is farmland.
Neighbouring towns and villages
Scharten | Alkoven | ||
Wallern | Holzhausen | ||
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Krenglbach | Wels | Marchtrenk |
Parts of Buchkirchen
Those parts are called Ortschaften in German:
Buchkirchen, Elend, Ennsberg, Epping, Hörling, Haberfelden, Hartberg, Hochscharten, Holzwiesen, Hundsham, Hupfau, Kandlberg, Lachgraben, Luckermair, Mistelbach bei Wels, Niedergrafing, Niederhocherenz, Niederlaab, Obergrafing, Oberhocherenz, Oberperwend, Oberprisching, Ottenham, Radlach, Öhnerhäuser, Ötzing, Schickenhäuser, Schnadt, Sommerfeld, Spengenedt, Unterholz, Wörist, Wolfsgrub.
History
In 1179 Buchkirchen was mentioned in a document of Pope Alexander III. In those years Buchkirchen was named as "Puechkirchen".
Population
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1991 | 3,187 | — |
2001 | 3,648 | +14.5% |
Sights
- The church Pfarrkirche Buchkirchen
- The church Filialkirche Mistelbach
- The castle Schloss Mistelbach (Schloss = German for Castle)The castle is now a school called Fachschule ÖKO Wirtschaft und design
References
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