Burgkirchen is a municipality in the district Braunau am Inn in the

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

n state of

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Geography

Burgkirchen lies in the

Innviertel The Innviertel (literally German for "Inn Quarter"; officially called the ''Innkreis''; ) is a traditional Austrian region southeast of the Inn river. It forms the western part of the state of Upper Austria and borders the German state of Bavari ...

. About 30 percent of the municipality is forest and 61 percent farmland. It is also close the river

Inn Inns are generally establishments or buildings where travelers can seek lodging, and usually, food and drink. Inns are typically located in the country or along a highway; before the advent of motorized transportation they also provided accommo ...

and is 8 km from the

Austria–Germany border The Austria–Germany border () has a length of or in the south of Germany and the north of Austria in central Europe. It is the longest border of both Austria and Germany with another country. Route The border runs roughly from east to west. ...

References

Cities and towns in Braunau am Inn District {{UpperAustria-geo-stub