Pfarrkirchen

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Pfarrkirchen

Total population

11,816

Elevation381 m

Land area52.35 km²

WeatherAvg high 57.8°F

Coordinates48.43°, 12.94°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Pfarrkirchen is a municipality in southern Lower Bavaria Germany, the capital of the district Rottal-Inn. It has about 12,500 inhabitants and is an important school centre with about 10,000 pupils from all over Lower Bavaria. The town spreads over an area of about 52 square kilometers and lies approximately 377 meters above sea level. Pfarrkirchen lies at the small river "Rott", which gives the "Rottal" region its name. One of Pfarrkirchen's important industries include abattoirs which is due to the rural environment.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

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

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

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

A

Anna Wimschneider

German author (1919–1993)

K

Konrad Wirnhier

German sport shooter (1937-2002)

Hans Staininger

Austrian politician with a long beard (1508-1567)

F

Franz Urban Pappi

German political scientist

Hans Wimmer

German sculptor (1907–1992)

Adolf von Doß

German author (1825-1886)

C

Christian von Ortenburg

M

Max Bayrhammer

German actor (1867–1942)

G

Georg Sebastian Plinganser

H

Harald Buresch

German actor

Ehrgott Bernhard Bendl

German sculptor (1600–1738 )

E

Erich Kiesl

German politician (1930-2013)

Georg Paul Hefty

German journalist

F

Franz Seraph Riemer

German vicar general and priest (1884-1965)

F

Franz Xaver Kirschner

German politician

G

Georg Reinhard von Ortenburg

(1607-1666)

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

Nearby places in Bayern

• Viehholzen
  2.1 mi away
• Lenzhub
  2.4 mi away · pop. 10
• Grübl
  2.5 mi away
• Wolfsberg
  2.6 mi away
• Hieb
  3.1 mi away
• Überöd
  3.6 mi away
• Ed
  3.7 mi away
• Weinberg
  5.1 mi away
• Kronwitten am Holz
  5.2 mi away
• Kienmühle
  5.6 mi away
• Kienberg
  5.7 mi away
• Edhof
  5.9 mi away

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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 Pfarrkirchen

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Forest Bug

Pentatoma rufipes

Seen 2026-06-06

Early Bumble Bee

Bombus pratorum

Seen 2026-06-05

The Lackey

Malacosoma neustria

Seen 2026-06-04

pyramidal orchid

Anacamptis pyramidalis

Seen 2026-06-02

German Yellowjacket

Vespula germanica

Seen 2026-05-31

Small Grey

Eudonia mercurella

Seen 2026-05-31

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Seen 2026-05-31

Wasp Beetle

Clytus arietis

Seen 2026-05-30

Bee-eating Beetle

Trichodes apiarius

Seen 2026-05-30

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

Gallery

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