Buchkirchen

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Buchkirchen
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Buchkirchen
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°13′26″N14°01′12″E / 48.22389°N 14.02000°E / 48.22389; 14.02000 Coordinates: 48°13′26″N14°01′12″E / 48.22389°N 14.02000°E / 48.22389; 14.02000
Country Austria
State Upper Austria
District Wels-Land
Government
 •  Mayor Regina Rieder (ÖVP)
Area
[1]
 • Total32.17 km2 (12.42 sq mi)
Elevation
346 m (1,135 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01) [2]
 • Total4,038
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4611
Area code 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.

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Geography

Buchkirchen lies in the Hausruckviertel. About 10.9% of the municipality is forest, and 76.9% is farmland.

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
YearPop.±%
19913,187—    
20013,648+14.5%

Sights

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References

  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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