Holzkirchen, Upper Bavaria

For Holzkirchen in the district of Würzburg, see Holzkirchen, Lower Franconia.
Holzkirchen

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Holzkirchen

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
Government
 • Mayor Olaf von Löwis of Menar (CSU)
Area
 • City 48.33 km2 (18.66 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
 • City 15,804
 • Density 330/km2 (850/sq mi)
 • Metro 15,804
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 . It was so strong, the citizen could hear the radio programme through their faucets . 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.

References

  1. ↑ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). 31 December 2013.

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