Waakirchen

Municipality in Bavaria, Germany
Coat of arms of Waakirchen
Coat of arms
Location of Waakirchen within Miesbach district
AustriaBad Tölz-WolfratshausenEbersberg (district)Munich (district)RosenheimRosenheim (district)Bad WiesseeBayrischzellFischbachauGmund am TegernseeHaushamHolzkirchenIrschenbergKreuthMiesbachOtterfingRottach-EgernSchlierseeTegernseeValleyWaakirchenWarngauWeyarn
(2020–26) Norbert Kerkel[1] (FW)Area
 • Total42.31 km2 (16.34 sq mi)Elevation
759 m (2,490 ft)Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total5,923 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes
83666
Dialling codes08021Vehicle registrationMBWebsitewww.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) (Hilfe dazu).
  3. ^ USHMM photos of Waakirchen with 522nd personnel and rescued prisoners
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