Laakirchen

Laakirchen (Central Bavarian: Laakircha) is a municipality in the district of Gmunden in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.

Laakirchen Laakircha
Municipality
Laakirchen parish church
Coat of arms
Laakirchen Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°58′58″N 13°49′27″E
Country	Austria
State	Upper Austria
District	Gmunden
Government
• Mayor	Fritz Feichtinger (SPÖ)
Area [1]
• Total	32.47 km2 (12.54 sq mi)
Elevation	441 m (1,447 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)[2]
• Total	9,861
• Density	300/km2 (790/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	4663
Area code	07613
Vehicle registration	GM
Website	www.laakirchen.at

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	2,461	—
1880	3,132	+27.3%
1890	3,402	+8.6%
1900	4,032	+18.5%
1910	4,658	+15.5%
1923	4,663	+0.1%
1934	4,916	+5.4%
1939	5,079	+3.3%
1951	5,677	+11.8%
1961	6,722	+18.4%
1971	7,687	+14.4%
1981	7,666	−0.3%
1991	7,968	+3.9%
2001	9,130	+14.6%
2011	9,469	+3.7%

Twin towns

Laakirchen is twinned with:

• Obertshausen, Germany, since 1972
• Gemona del Friuli, Italy, since 2000