Münzkirchen

Münzkirchen Münzkira
Municipality
Coat of arms
Münzkirchen Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°29′00″N 13°34′00″E
Country	Austria
State	Upper Austria
District	Schärding
Government
• Mayor	Helmut Schopf (SPÖ)
Area [1]
• Total	21.07 km^2 (8.14 sq mi)
Elevation	486 m (1,594 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)[2]
• Total	2,572
• Density	120/km^2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	4792
Area code	07716
Vehicle registration	SD
Website	www.muenzkirchen.at

Münzkirchen (Bavarian: Münzkira) is a municipality in the district of Schärding in Upper Austria, Austria.

Geography

Münzkirchen is divided into six cadastral subdivisions, namely Eisenbirn, Freundorf, Hofalt, Landertsberg, Münzkirchen and Schießdorf.

The 14 localities that belong to the municipality are Eisenbirn, Eitzenberg, Feicht, Ficht, Freundorf, Füxledt, Geibing, Hötzenberg, Landertsberg, Ludham, Prackenberg, Raad, Schießdorf and Wilhelming.

Maria Mandl

Münzkirchen was the birthplace of Nazi SS concentration camp guard Maria Mandl, who was executed in 1948 for war crimes.

References

1. "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
2. "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.