Waldkirchen, Saxony

Waldkirchen
Ortsteil of Grünhainichen
Coat of arms of Waldkirchen Coat of arms
Waldkirchen
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Erzgebirgskreis
Town	Grünhainichen
Area
• Total	8.96 km2 (3.46 sq mi)
Population (2006-12-31)
• Total	1,185
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	09437
Dialling codes	037294
Vehicle registration	MEK
Website	www.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.

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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  St. George's Church

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  View of Waldkirchen

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  St. George's Church

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  Cemetery chapel, old church