Passau

Also known as Dreiflüssestadt

thumb|upright=1.4|Aerial image of Passau showing the old town and the confluence of the rivers Inn, Danube, and Ilz (from left to right) Passau (; ) is a city in the Lower Bavaria (Niederbayern) region of the German state of Bavaria. It is also known as the '''''' ("City of Three Rivers"), as the river Danube is joined by the Inn from the south and the Ilz from the north.

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Passau is a city in Lower Bavaria, Germany, known as the "City of Three Rivers" because it sits at the confluence where the Danube River meets both the Inn River from the south and the Ilz River from the north. The city's distinctive location at this three-river junction makes it a notable geographic landmark in the Bavarian region.

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Key facts

German location.image_photo: File:PassauCollection2025.jpg
German location.image_caption: Clockwise from top: Stadtgalerie; St. Stephen's Cathedral; Heiligkreuz Church; Old Town Hall; Römermuseum; Veste Oberhaus; Old Town; View of Passau
German location.type: Stadt
German location.image_flag: Flagge Passau.svg
German location.image_coa: Wappen Passau.svg
German location.state: Bayern
German location.region: Niederbayern
German location.district: Kreisfreie Stadt
German location.elevation: 294-447
German location.area: 69.56
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel: 09262000
German location.postal_code: 94001–94036
German location.area_code: 0851
German location.licence: PA
German location.website: www.passau.de
German location.mayor: Jürgen Dupper
German location.leader_term: 2020–26
German location.Bürgermeistertitel: Oberbürgermeister

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Official website

Die Drei-Flüsse-Stadt | Stadt Passau

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Described at

Passau

The historical entry for Passau, Passau, - u. StndienBibl., Niederbayern, Bayern, including parish and jurisdiction information, in the Meyers Gazetteer of the German Empire also known as Meyers Orts- und Verkehrs-Lexikon des Deutschen Reichs.

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The original entry has a correcting entry in the addendum. Any data listed above has already been changed to match the correcting entry BA Passau [self] - The Bezirksamt for Passau is itself. The Bezirksamt is the District Office. BKdo Passau [self] - The Bezirkskommando for Passau is in itself. The Bezirkskommando is the District Military Command. You can look in the BKdo to find military records. StdA Passau [self] - The Standesamt for Passau is in itself. The Standesamt is where the Civil Registration Office is located.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: district capital
Country: Germany
Located in: Lower Bavaria
Population: 54401
Area: 69.56
Elevation: 312
Body of water: Ilz
Capital of: Passau
Shares border with: Passau
Official website: www.passau.de
Image: Passau - Dom (1).JPG
Dialing code: 0851
Licence plate code: PA

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twinned administrative body: Scurcola Marsicana
postal code: 94001
Commons category: Passau
topic's main category: Category:Passau
category for people born here: Category:Born in Passau
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Passau
category of associated people: Category:People from Passau
Commons gallery: Passau
short name: Pas
male population: 25344
P8168: Lichtenfels
described at URL: www.meyersgaz.org/place/20451055
P12749: Salgareda
number of viewers/listeners: 307349
hashtag: Passau

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Subdivisions
Main sights
Image gallery
Migrant entry point
Transport
Twin towns – sister cities
Notable people
Climate
See also
References
Further reading
External links

Passau's population is about 50,000, of whom about 12,000 are students at the University of Passau, renowned in Germany for its institutes of economics, law, theology, computer science and cultural studies.

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