Grafenau, Bavaria

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Town in Bavaria, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Grafenau within Freyung-Grafenau district

(2020–26) Alexander Mayer^[1]Area

• Total63.79 km² (24.63 sq mi)Elevation

609 m (1,998 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total8,200 • Density130/km² (330/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

94475–94481

Dialling codes08552Vehicle registrationFRG, GRA, WOSWebsitewww.grafenau.de

Grafenau (German pronunciation: [ɡʁaːfəˈnaʊ̯] ^ⓘ) 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. It is close to the Frauenberg.

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.

Gallery

Personalities

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

Twin towns

Grafenau is twinned with:^[3]

Kašperské Hory (Bergreichenstein), Czech Republic
Schärding, Austria

References

^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) (Hilfe dazu).
^ Stadt Grafenau - Partnerstädte