Waakirchen

Waakirchen
Waakirchen
	Waakirchen
	Coat of arms
	Location of Waakirchen within Miesbach district
	Waakirchen Waakirchen
	Coordinates: 47°46′N11°40′E / 47.767°N 11.667°E Coordinates: 47°46′N11°40′E / 47.767°N 11.667°E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberbayern
District	Miesbach
Subdivisions	7 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Norbert Kerkel (FW)
Area
• Total	42.31 km2 (16.34 sq mi)
Elevation	759 m (2,490 ft)
Population (2020-12-31)
• Total	5,839
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	83666
Dialling codes	08021
Vehicle registration	MB
Website	www.waakirchen.de

Last updated July 21, 2021

Waakirchen is a municipality in the district of Miesbach in Bavaria in Germany. At the end of World War II, Japanese American soldiers (Nisei from the 522nd_Field Artillery Battalion) rescued concentration camp victims on a death march at this village.^[3]

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[1] Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.

[2] "Tabellenblatt "Daten 2", Statistischer Bericht A1200C 202041 Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). June 2021.

[3] USHMM photos of Waakirchen with 522nd personnel and rescued prisoners

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