Kirchweidach
Municipality in Bavaria, Germany
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Kirchweidach (German pronunciation: [ˈkɪʁçvaɪdax]; 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.[citation needed]
Kirchweidach | |
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Parish Church of Saints Vitus, Leonard and George | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Kirchweidach
within Altötting district  | |
 Location of Kirchweidach | |
  Kirchweidach  Kirchweidach | |
| Coordinates: 48°5′N 12°38′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Oberbayern |
| District | Altötting |
| Municipal assoc. | Kirchweidach |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Robert Moser[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.15 km2 (7.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 503 m (1,650 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,881 |
| • Density | 143.0/km2 (370.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 84558 |
| Dialling codes | 08623 |
| Vehicle registration | AÖ |
| Website | www.kirchweidach.de |
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
