Grafenau, Bavaria

Grafenau

Coat of arms

Grafenau

Location of Grafenau within Freyung-Grafenau district

Coordinates: 48°51′N 13°23′E / 48.850°N 13.383°ECoordinates: 48°51′N 13°23′E / 48.850°N 13.383°E

Country

Government

• Mayor

Max Niedermeier (CSU)

Area

• Total

63.79 km² (24.63 sq mi)

Population (2015-12-31)^[1]

• Total

8,313

• Density

130/km² (340/sq mi)

CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

94475–94481

08552

FRG, GRA, WOS

Website

www.grafenau.de

Grafenau is a town in the Freyung-Grafenau district, in Bavaria, Germany. 32 km north of Passau, the town is situated in the Bavarian Forest and is the base of the Bavarian Forest National Park Authority. Grafenau is a holiday destination with a variety of kinds of accommodation from self-catering apartments to a "holiday village".

Location and facilities

The town lies in the Bavarian Forest at a height between 600 and 700 meters over sea level, right beside the Bavarian Forest National Park. The Kleine Ohe river flows along the east and south of the town.

In April 1945, Major General Stafford LeRoy Irwin opened his XII Corps Headquarters there.

Since 1976 there has been an artificial lake (surrounded by a park) which is used for sport and recreation.

There are museums about the town and surrounding area, including a museum with a collection of traditional furniture, and also a museum about snuff.

The town has curling and ice skating rinks (which are seasonal), and ski drag lifts in an area which in summer months is used for bobsleds. There is also a golf course.

There is a Catholic church, a railway terminus, and a bus station, in addition to a range of hotels, shops, and garage facilities for motorists.

Pictures

Local museum Grafenau

Grafenau - former town hall

Church in Grafenau

Personalities

Alfred Edel (1932-1993), actor, was buried in Grafenau.

Towns and municipalities in Freyung-Grafenau

Eppenschlag Freyung Fürsteneck Grafenau Grainet Haidmühle Hinterschmiding Hohenau Innernzell Jandelsbrunn Mauth Neureichenau Neuschönau Perlesreut Philippsreut Ringelai Röhrnbach Saldenburg Sankt Oswald-Riedlhütte Schöfweg Schönberg Spiegelau Thurmansbang Waldkirchen Zenting

References

↑ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). June 2016.

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 13608091 LCCN: n83150654 GND: 4021785-1

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