Waakirchen

Waakirchen
Municipality
Waakirchen
Coat of arms
Location of Waakirchen within Miesbach district
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Coordinates: 47°46′N 11°40′E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberbayern
District	Miesbach
Subdivisions	7 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Norbert Kerkel[1] (FW)
Area
• Total	42.31 km^2 (16.34 sq mi)
Elevation	759 m (2,490 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	5,843
• Density	140/km^2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	83666
Dialling codes	08021
Vehicle registration	MB
Website	www.waakirchen.de

Waakirchen is a municipality in the district of Miesbach in Bavaria in Germany. At the end of World War II, Japanese American soldiers (Nisei from the 522nd_Field Artillery Battalion) rescued concentration camp victims on a death march at this village.^[3]

References

1. Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
2. Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
3. USHMM photos of Waakirchen with 522nd personnel and rescued prisoners