Holzkirchen

Holzkirchen
Coat of arms
Holzkirchen
Location of Holzkirchen within Miesbach district
Coordinates: 47°53′N 11°42′E / 47.883°N 11.700°E / 47.883; 11.700Coordinates: 47°53′N 11°42′E / 47.883°N 11.700°E / 47.883; 11.700
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberbayern
District	Miesbach
Subdivisions	35 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor	Josef Höß (CSU)
Area
• Total	48.33 km2 (18.66 sq mi)
Elevation	691 m (2,267 ft)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
• Total	15,600
• Density	320/km2 (840/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	83607
Dialling codes	08024
Vehicle registration	MB
Website	www.holzkirchen.de

Holzkirchen is a market town in Bavaria, Germany. With a population of over 16,000 (2008) it is the largest town in the Miesbach district.

Holzkirchen is located on the Alpenvorland in the county of Miesbach. It was established as a Markt in the 13th century.

Holzkirchen was the location of one of the main transmitting stations for Radio Free Europe. Transmissions started in 1951 and provided the people of Eastern Europe with news from Western Europe. The transmitters had a strength of up to 250 Kilowatts, and in the 1980s caused a Tornado aircraft to crash near Oberlaindern, due to EMI problems of the aircraft's electrical systems. The Transmission also caused high cancer rates in the nearby community ^{[citation needed]}. It was so strong, the citizen could hear the radio programme through their faucets ^{[citation needed]}. After a community protest and a judge's ruling, the operator was persuaded to dismantle the station in 2004.

Nowadays Holzkirchen is well known as a location for pharmaceutical research and production. The European center of SANDOZ and HEXAL are located in the industrial zone.

v t e Towns and municipalities in Miesbach Bad Wiessee Bayrischzell Fischbachau Gmund am Tegernsee Hausham Holzkirchen Irschenberg Kreuth Miesbach Otterfing Rottach-Egern Schliersee Tegernsee Valley Waakirchen Warngau Weyarn

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