Münzkirchen (Bavarian: Münzkira) is a municipality in the district of Schärding in Upper Austria, Austria.
Münzkirchen
Münzkira | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Münzkirchen Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 48°29′00″N 13°34′00″E / 48.48333°N 13.56667°E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Upper Austria |
| District | Schärding |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Helmut Schopf (SPÖ) |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.07 km2 (8.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 486 m (1,594 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 2,572 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4792 |
| Area code | 07716 |
| Vehicle registration | SD |
| Website | www.muenzkirchen.at |
Geography
editMünzkirchen is divided into six cadastral subdivisions, namely Eisenbirn, Freundorf, Hofalt, Landertsberg, Münzkirchen and Schießdorf.
The 14 localities that belong to the municipality are Eisenbirn, Eitzenberg, Feicht, Ficht, Freundorf, Füxledt, Geibing, Hötzenberg, Landertsberg, Ludham, Prackenberg, Raad, Schießdorf and Wilhelming.
Maria Mandl
editMünzkirchen was the birthplace of Nazi SS concentration camp guard Maria Mandl, who was executed in 1948 for war crimes.
References
edit- ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
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