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 (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 69.56 km2 (26.86 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 447 m (1,467 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 294 m (965 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 54,401 |
| • Density | 782.1/km2 (2,026/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 are students at the University of Passau, renowned in Germany for its institutes of economics, law, theology, computer science and cultural studies.