Laakirchen
Municipality in Upper Austria, Austria
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Laakirchen (Central Bavarian: Laakircha) is a municipality in the district of Gmunden in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.
Laakirchen
Laakircha | |
|---|---|
Parish Church of Saint Valentine | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Laakirchen Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 47°58′58″N 13°49′27″E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Upper Austria |
| District | Gmunden |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Fritz Feichtinger (SPÖ) |
| Area | |
• Total | 32.47 km2 (12.54 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 441 m (1,447 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 9,861 |
| • Density | 303.7/km2 (786.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4663 |
| Area code | 07613 |
| Vehicle registration | GM |
| Website | www.laakirchen.at |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 2,461 | — |
| 1880 | 3,132 | +27.3% |
| 1890 | 3,402 | +8.6% |
| 1900 | 4,032 | +18.5% |
| 1910 | 4,658 | +15.5% |
| 1923 | 4,663 | +0.1% |
| 1934 | 4,916 | +5.4% |
| 1939 | 5,079 | +3.3% |
| 1951 | 5,677 | +11.8% |
| 1961 | 6,722 | +18.4% |
| 1971 | 7,687 | +14.4% |
| 1981 | 7,666 | −0.3% |
| 1991 | 7,968 | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 9,130 | +14.6% |
| 2011 | 9,469 | +3.7% |
Twin towns
Laakirchen is twinned with:
Obertshausen, Germany, since 1972
Gemona del Friuli, Italy, since 2000
