Waldkraiburg Explained

Type:Stadt
Image Coa:DEU Waldkraiburg COA.svg
Coordinates:48.2167°N 36°W
Image Plan:Waldkraiburg in MÜ.svg
State:Bayern
Region:Oberbayern
District:Mühldorf am Inn
Elevation:436
Area:21.53
Postal Code:84478
Area Code:08638
Licence:
Gemeindeschlüssel:09 1 83 148
Website:www.waldkraiburg.de
Mayor:Robert Pötzsch[1]
Leader Term:2020 - 26

Waldkraiburg (Central Bavarian: Woidkroaburg) is a town in the district of Mühldorf, in Bavaria, Germany with a population of about 24,000. It is the biggest town in the district of Mühldorf. It is located on the river Inn, approximately ten kilometers southwest of Mühldorf and sixty kilometers east of Munich.Waldkraiburg is one of the Bavarian displaced person cities. During World War II, an armour factory fabricated gunpowder in this area. The remaining bunkers were soon used as makeshift housing for displaced persons from Sudetenland and Bohemia.

Officially founded on April 1, 1950, the community grew fast and, in 1960, it was granted the rights of a town.Today, chemical and engine building factories are located in Waldkraiburg.

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  1. https://www.statistik.bayern.de/wahlen/kommunalwahlen/bgm/ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden