Holzkirchen
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Holzkirchen is a market town
in Bavaria
, Germany
. With a population of over 16,000 (2008) it is the largest town in the Miesbach district
.
Holzkirchen is located on the Alpenvorland in the county of Miesbach. It was established as a Markt in the 13th century.
Holzkirchen was the location of one of the main transmitting stations for Radio Free Europe
. Transmissions started in 1951 and provided the people of Eastern Europe with news from Western Europe. The transmitters had a strength of up to 250 Kilowatts, and in the 1980s caused a Tornado aircraft to crash near Oberlaindern, due to EMI problems of the aircraft's electrical systems.
The Transmission also caused high cancer rates in the nearby community . It was so strong, the citizen could hear the radio programme through their faucets . After a community protest and a judge's ruling, the operator was persuaded to dismantle the station in 2004.
Nowadays Holzkirchen is well known as a location for pharmaceutical research and production. The European center of SANDOZ and HEXAL are located in the industrial zone.
Market town
Market town or market right is a legal term, originating in the medieval period, for a European settlement that has the right to host markets, distinguishing it from a village and city...
in Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. With a population of over 16,000 (2008) it is the largest town in the Miesbach district
Miesbach (district)
Miesbach is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, Munich and Rosenheim, and by the Austrian state of Tyrol.-History:...
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Holzkirchen is located on the Alpenvorland in the county of Miesbach. It was established as a Markt in the 13th century.
Holzkirchen was the location of one of the main transmitting stations for Radio Free Europe
Radio Free Europe
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is a broadcaster funded by the U.S. Congress that provides news, information, and analysis to countries in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Middle East "where the free flow of information is either banned by government authorities or not fully developed"...
. Transmissions started in 1951 and provided the people of Eastern Europe with news from Western Europe. The transmitters had a strength of up to 250 Kilowatts, and in the 1980s caused a Tornado aircraft to crash near Oberlaindern, due to EMI problems of the aircraft's electrical systems.
The Transmission also caused high cancer rates in the nearby community . It was so strong, the citizen could hear the radio programme through their faucets . After a community protest and a judge's ruling, the operator was persuaded to dismantle the station in 2004.
Nowadays Holzkirchen is well known as a location for pharmaceutical research and production. The European center of SANDOZ and HEXAL are located in the industrial zone.