Passau
Passau | |
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Clockwise from top: Stadtgalerie; St. Stephen's Cathedral; Heiligkreuz Church; Old Town Hall; Römermuseum; Veste Oberhaus; Old Town; View of Passau | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Passau | |
Passau Passau | |
| Coordinates: 48°34′28″N 13°27′53″E / 48.57444°N 13.46472°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Niederbayern |
| District | Urban district |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor (2020–26) | Jürgen Dupper[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 69.56 km2 (26.86 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 447 m (1,467 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 294 m (965 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 53,039 |
| • Density | 760/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 94001–94036 |
| Dialling codes | 0851 |
| Vehicle registration | PA |
| Website | www.passau.de |
Passau (German: [ˈpasaʊ] ⓘ; Central Bavarian: Båssa(u)) is a city in Lower Bavaria, Germany. It is also known as the Dreiflüssestadt ("City of Three Rivers"), as the river Danube is joined by the Inn from the south and the Ilz from the north.
Passau's population is about 50,000, of whom about 12,000[3] are students at the University of Passau, renowned in Germany for its institutes of economics, law, theology, computer science and cultural studies.[4]
- ^ Liste der Oberbürgermeister in den kreisfreien Städten, accessed 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2024; Basis Zensus 2022" [Municipalities, counties, and administrative districts in Bavaria; Based on the 2022 Census] (CSV) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik.
- ^ Universität Passau. "Die Universität im Überblick". Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Wir über uns" [About Us]. Passau University: Catholic Theology Faculty. Archived from the original on 2007-12-13.