Kirchweidach

Kirchweidach (Central Bavarian: Kiaweidá) is a municipality in the district of Altötting in Bavaria in Germany. It is known for its high level of barn owls and is frequently visited by barn owl enthusiasts in search of their favourite birds.

Kirchweidach
Municipality
Parish Church of Saints Vitus, Leonard and George
Coat of arms
Location of Kirchweidach within Altötting district
Kirchweidach Show map of Germany Kirchweidach Show map of Bavaria
Coordinates: 48°5′N 12°38′E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberbayern
District	Altötting
Municipal assoc.	Kirchweidach
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Robert Moser[1]
Area
• Total	20.16 km2 (7.78 sq mi)
Elevation	503 m (1,650 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)[2]
• Total	2,881
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	84558
Dialling codes	08623
Vehicle registration	AÖ
Website	www.kirchweidach.de

Notable people

• Sebastian Wieser (1879–1937), German Roman Catholic priest and author
• Matthäus Kaiser (1924–2011), German Roman Catholic theologist and religious law expert
• Hermann Unterstöger (* 1943), German journalist