Pfarrkirchen

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Pfarrkirchen
Town
Part of town square
Coat of arms
Location of Pfarrkirchen within Rottal-Inn district
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Coordinates: 48°25′N 12°55′E / 48.417°N 12.917°E / 48.417; 12.917
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Lower Bavaria
District	Rottal-Inn
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Wolfgang Beißmann[1] (CSU)
Area
• Total	52.33 km2 (20.20 sq mi)
Elevation	381 m (1,250 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	13,694
• Density	260/km2 (680/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	84347
Dialling codes	08561
Vehicle registration	PAN
Website	pfarrkirchen.de

Pfarrkirchen is a municipality in southern Lower Bavaria Germany, the capital of the district Rottal-Inn. It has about 12,500 inhabitants and is an important school centre with about 10,000 pupils from all over Lower Bavaria. The town spreads over an area of about 52 square kilometers and lies approximately 377 meters above sea level. Pfarrkirchen lies at the small river "Rott", which gives the "Rottal" region its name. One of Pfarrkirchen's important industries include abattoirs which is due to the rural environment.