Buchkirchen
Template:Infobox Ort in Österreich Buchkirchen is a municipality in the district of Wels-Land in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.
Geography
Buchkirchen lies in the Hausruckviertel. About 10.9% of the municipality is forest, and 76.9% is farmland.
Neighbouring towns and villages
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
Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
1991 | 3,187 | — |
2001 | 3,648 | +14.5% |
Sights
- The church Pfarrkirche Buchkirchen
- The church Filialkirche Mistelbach
- The castle Schloss Mistelbach (Schloss = German for Castle)The castle is now a school called Fachschule ÖKO Wirtschaft und design
References
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