Waldkirchen, Saxony

Waldkirchen
Waldkirchen
Ortsteil of Grünhainichen
	Coat of arms
	Location of Waldkirchen
	Waldkirchen Waldkirchen
	Coordinates: 50°46′N 13°7′E / 50.767°N 13.117°E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Erzgebirgskreis
Town	Grünhainichen
Area
• Total	8.96 km2 (3.46 sq mi)
Elevation	453 m (1,486 ft)
Population (2006-12-31)
• Total	1,185
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.^[1]

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.