Kirchweidach

Kirchweidach
Parish Church of Saints Vitus, Leonard and George
Location of Kirchweidach within Altötting district
Kirchweidach
Kirchweidach
Coordinates: 48°5′N 12°38′E / 48.083°N 12.633°E / 48.083; 12.633
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionOberbayern
DistrictAltötting
Municipal assoc.
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Robert Moser[1]
Area
 • Total
20.16 km2 (7.78 sq mi)
Elevation
503 m (1,650 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)[2]
 • Total
2,881
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
84558
Dialling codes08623
Vehicle registration
Websitewww.kirchweidach.de

Kirchweidach (Central Bavarian: Kiaweidá) is a municipality in the district of Altötting in Bavaria in Germany. It is known for its high level of barn owls and is frequently visited by barn owl enthusiasts in search of their favourite birds.

Notable people

  • Sebastian Wieser (1879–1937), German Roman Catholic priest and author
  • Matthäus Kaiser (1924–2011), German Roman Catholic theologist and religious law expert
  • Hermann Unterstöger (* 1943), German journalist

References

  1. ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, accessed 19 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2024; Basis Zensus 2022" [Municipalities, counties, and administrative districts in Bavaria; Based on the 2022 Census] (CSV) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik.