Kreisfreie Stadt Passau
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- Type: Locality with 53,000 residents
- Also known as: “Dreiflüssestadt” and “Passau”
- Historically known as: “Batavia” and “Batavis”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St. Stephen’s Cathedral and Passau Hauptbahnhof.
St. Stephen’s Cathedral
Church
Photo: Aconcagua, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Stephen's Cathedral is a baroque church from 1688 in Passau, Germany, dedicated to Saint Stephen. It is the seat of the Catholic Bishop of Passau and the main church of his diocese.
Passau Hauptbahnhof
Railway station
Photo: Aconcagua, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Passau Hauptbahnhof is the main railway station at Passau in Bavaria, Germany. Built in 1860, it has eight platforms, of which three are bay platforms and three are through tracks. The ca. 130 m long station building is built in the classic style.
Dreiflüssestadion
Sports venue
Photo: Konrad Lackerbeck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dreiflüssestadion is a multi-use stadium in Passau, Germany. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of 1. FC Passau. The stadium has a capacity of 20,000 people and was built in 1972.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hals and Witzmannsberg.
Hals
Suburb
Photo: Aconcagua, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hals is a quarter in the northern part of Passau, whose geography is strongly influenced by the river Ilz.
Witzmannsberg
Village
Photo: Konrad Lackerbeck, CC BY 3.0.
Witzmannsberg is a municipality in the district of Passau in Bavaria in Germany. Witzmannsberg is situated 6 km northeast of Kreisfreie Stadt Passau.
Kreisfreie Stadt Passau
- Location: Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
48.5819° or 48° 34′ 55″ northLongitude
13.4331° or 13° 25′ 59″ eastPopulation
53,000Elevation
363 metres (1,191 feet)Open location code
8FWMHCJM+Q6GeoNames ID
3220812
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