Waldmünchen

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Waldmünchen

Total population

7,319

Elevation514 m

Land area101.17 km²

Coordinates49.38°, 12.71°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Waldmünchen, is a town in the district of Cham, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated near the border with the Czech Republic, 18 km (11 mi) north of Cham, and 18 km (11 mi) southwest of Domažlice.

Geography

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

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

Alois Bierl

German rower

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Wilhelm Max Müller

American orientalist (1862–1919)

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Franz Gruber

German politician (CSU)

Franz Löffler

German politician

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Heinrich Eiber

German politician (1915-2005)

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Wolfgang Sobek

German chemist

Heinrich Frauendorfer

German politician (1855-1921)

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Michaela Krinner

German painter (1915-2006)

Jan František Hruška

Czech ethnographer and writer (1865–1937)

Georg Liegel

botanist (1777-1861)

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Johannes Dietl

German physician

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Valentin Reischl

German painter

Hans-Jürgen Kintrup

German painter (1945-2013)

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Christl-Marie Schultes

Bavarian aviator

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Alfons Haseneder

Heinrich Mühlbauer

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

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Lesser Marbled Fritillary

Brenthis ino

Seen 2026-06-17

Giant cranefly

Tipula maxima

Seen 2026-06-07

ragged-robin

Silene flos-cuculi

Seen 2026-05-30

May Lily

Maianthemum bifolium

Seen 2026-05-29

bladder campion

Silene vulgaris

Seen 2026-05-08

Cuckooflower

Cardamine pratensis

Seen 2026-05-08

red campion

Silene dioica

Seen 2026-05-08

Alpine Newt

Mesotriton alpestris

Seen 2026-05-05

Holarctic Alderflies

Sialis

Seen 2026-05-05

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

Events

Notable, recurring, and historical events associated with Waldmünchen, sourced from Wikidata.

• Bayerischer Nordgautag

  event

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Gallery

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