Zenting

Zenting
View of Zenting. Behind: the Aschenstein (l) and the Geißlstein
Location of Zenting within Freyung-Grafenau district
Zenting
Zenting
Coordinates: 48°48′N 13°16′E / 48.800°N 13.267°E / 48.800; 13.267
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionNiederbayern
DistrictFreyung-Grafenau
Municipal assoc.Thurmansbang
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Dirk Rohowski[1] (FW)
Area
 • Total21.74 km2 (8.39 sq mi)
Elevation
450 m (1,480 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)[2]
 • Total1,159
 • Density53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
94579
Dialling codes09907
Vehicle registrationFRG
Websitewww.zenting.de

Zenting is a municipality in the Freyung-Grafenau district in Bavaria in Germany.

Place

The municipality is in the Danube Forest (Donau-Wald) in the middle of the Bavarian Forest. The village is near the Austrian and Czech borders. The Brotjacklriegel (1,016 m) and Aschenstein (945 m) mountains are to the north. Zenting is around 35 km NW of Passau, 13 km from Tittling, 18 km SW of Grafenau, 26 km N of Vilshofen an der Donau and 15 km from the A 3 (Iggensbach exit).

References

  1. Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. "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.