Country Germany District Erzgebirgskreis Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Area 8.96 km² Town Grünhainichen | State Saxony Elevation 453 m (1,486 ft) Postal codes 09437 Postal code 09437 Dialling code 037294 | |
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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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