Grafenau
Also known as Grafenau/Niederbayern
municipality in Bavaria, Germany
Key facts
- Country
- Germany
- State
- Bavaria
- Admin region
- Niederbayern
- District
- Freyung-Grafenau
- Mayor 2020 26
- Alexander Mayer
- Total
- 63.73 km (24.61 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 609 m (1,998 ft)
- Density
- 128.7/km (333.4/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Postal codes
- 94475–94481
- Dialling codes
- 08552
- Vehicle registration
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Grafenau ( German pronunciation: [ɡʁaːfəˈnaʊ] ) 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".
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