Traunstein
city in Bavaria, Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Traunstein | |
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 Market square | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Traunstein within Traunstein district  | |
 Traunstein  Traunstein | |
| Coordinates: 47°52′N 12°38′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 (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 21,251 |
| • Density | 440/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 |
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
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