Waizenkirchen

Waizenkirchen

Coat of arms
Waizenkirchen

Location within Austria

Coordinates: 48°19′49″N 13°51′30″E / 48.33028°N 13.85833°E / 48.33028; 13.85833Coordinates: 48°19′49″N 13°51′30″E / 48.33028°N 13.85833°E / 48.33028; 13.85833
Country Austria
State Upper Austria
District Grieskirchen
Government
  Mayor Josef Dopler (ÖVP)
Area
  Total 34.2 km2 (13.2 sq mi)
Elevation 367 m (1,204 ft)
Population (14 June 2016)[1]
  Total 3,650
  Density 110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 4730
Area code 07277
Vehicle registration GR
Website www.waizenkirchen.at

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

Geography

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

History

On May 4, 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.

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

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