Buchkirchen
| Buchkirchen | ||
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  Buchkirchen | ||
| Coordinates: 48°13′26″N 14°01′12″E / 48.22389°N 14.02000°ECoordinates: 48°13′26″N 14°01′12″E / 48.22389°N 14.02000°E | ||
| Country | Austria | |
| State | Upper Austria | |
| District | Wels-Land | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Regina Rieder (ÖVP) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 32 km2 (12 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 346 m (1,135 ft) | |
| Population (1 January 2013)[1] | ||
| • Total | 3,996 | |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 4611 | |
| Area codes | 0 72 42 | |
| Vehicle registration | WL | |
| Website | www.buchkirchen.at | |
Buchkirchen is a municipality in the district of Wels-Land in Upper Austria, Austria. The population is about 4000 people.
Geography
Buchkirchen is situated in Hausruckviertel (a part of Upper Austria). The elevation is 346 m. The area of buchkirchen is 32,1 km². 10,9% are woods and 76,9% are used agriculturally.
Neighbouring towns and villages
| Scharten | Alkoven | |
| Wallern |  |
Holzhausen |
| Krenglbach | Wels | Marchtrenk |
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".
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