Traunstein
Traunstein | |
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Market square | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Traunstein within Traunstein district | |
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| Coordinates: 47°52′N 12°38′E / 47.867°N 12.633°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Oberbayern |
| District | Traunstein |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor (2020–26) | Christian Hümmer[1] (CSU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 48.53 km2 (18.74 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 591 m (1,939 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 20,877 |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 83278 |
| Dialling codes | 0861 |
| Vehicle registration | TS |
| Website | www.traunstein.de |
Traunstein is a town in the south-eastern part of Bavaria, Germany, and is the administrative center of a much larger district of the same name.
Geography
The town is at the middle of a region called Chiemgau, about 11 km east of Lake Chiemsee between Munich and Salzburg, 15 km north of the Alps, and 30 km west of Salzburg.
Twin towns – sister cities
Traunstein is twinned with:[3]
- Gap, France
- Haywards Heath, England, United Kingdom
- Pinerolo, Italy
- Wesseling, Germany
- Kinross, Scotland
References
- ↑ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 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.
- ↑ "Städtepartnerschaften". traunstein.de (in German). Traunstein. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
Other websites
- Official website (in German)
- Traunstein Sword Dance Archived 2022-01-30 at the Wayback Machine