Burgkirchen an der Alz

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Burgkirchen an der Alz

Total population

10,690

Air quality index

47Good

Elevation443 m

Land area46.19 km²

Coordinates48.17°, 12.73°

Demographic figures from Destatis. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Burgkirchen an der Alz is a municipality in the district of Altötting, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Alz, 8 km west of Burghausen.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Christoph Froschauer

printer in Zurich (1490-1564)

Jörg von Halsbach

German bricklayer and architect (died 1488)

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Helmut Geist

German university teacher

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Mathias Drexler

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Franz Haindl

German politician (1879-1941)

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Franz Xaver Werkstetter

German politician

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Martin Winklbauer

German writer

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Hans Maurer

German architect (1926-2001)

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Johann Baptist Huber

German priest (1892–1942)

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Johann Baptist Wengler

Austrian painter (1816–1899)

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Manfred Zieglgruber

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Alois Seidl

German agrarian historian

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Alois Weber

German general and Knight's Cross recipients

Franz Brandl

German bartender and writer

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Helmut Ortner

German journalist

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Alois Rottenaicher

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Bayern

• Putz
  3.2 mi away
• Reit
  4 mi away
• Grassach
  7.4 mi away
• Guntersberg
  8.5 mi away
• Schachen
  8.8 mi away
• Schächen
  9.1 mi away
• Ramsdorf
  9.7 mi away
• Augenthal
  10 mi away
• Unterholzen
  11.1 mi away
• Oberzaun
  13.8 mi away
• Weiher
  14.2 mi away
• Maier am Hof
  14.3 mi away

Browse all places in Bayern →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Burgkirchen an der Alz

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Heart and Dart

Agrotis exclamationis

Seen 2026-06-18

European Field Cricket

Gryllus campestris

Seen 2026-06-17

Toadflax Brocade Moth

Calophasia lunula

Seen 2026-06-16

Shrill Carder-Bumble bee

Bombus sylvarum

Seen 2026-06-16

Pepper-saxifrage

Silaum silaus

Seen 2026-06-16

Fragrant Orchid

Gymnadenia conopsea

Seen 2026-06-16

Lesser Marbled Fritillary

Brenthis ino

Seen 2026-06-16

Marsh Fragrant-orchid

Gymnadenia densiflora

Seen 2026-06-16

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Dendrocopos major

Seen 2026-06-15

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers