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Waldkirchen, Saxony

Coordinates: 50°46′N 13°7′E / 50.767°N 13.117°E / 50.767; 13.117
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Waldkirchen
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Waldkirchen is located in Germany
Waldkirchen
Waldkirchen
Waldkirchen is located in Saxony
Waldkirchen
Waldkirchen
Coordinates: 50°46′N 13°7′E / 50.767°N 13.117°E / 50.767; 13.117
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictErzgebirgskreis
TownGrünhainichen
Area
 • Total8.96 km2 (3.46 sq mi)
Elevation
453 m (1,486 ft)
Population
 (2006-12-31)
 • Total1,185
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
09437
Dialling codes037294
Vehicle registrationMEK
Websitewww.wildenstein.ws

Waldkirchen is a village and former municipality in the district of Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany. Since 1 March 2009 it has been part of the municipality of Grünhainichen.[1]

Waldkirchen grew outwards in the direction of Grünhainichen from a church erected at the end of the village, from which the name of the village is derived ("forest church"), along an unnamed side valley of the river Zschopau. With the Reformation in 1539 Waldkirchen became an independent parish. The settlement of Zschopenthal (mentioned in church records for the first time in 1663) was established on the river Zschopau itself where, in 1687, a paintworks was built.

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