Grafrath

Not to be confused with Gräfrath.
Grafrath

Coat of arms
Grafrath

Coordinates: 48°07′N 11°10′E / 48.117°N 11.167°E / 48.117; 11.167Coordinates: 48°07′N 11°10′E / 48.117°N 11.167°E / 48.117; 11.167
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Oberbayern
District Fürstenfeldbruck
Municipal assoc. Grafrath
Government
 • Mayor Markus Kennerknecht
Area
 • Total 14.43 km2 (5.57 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
 • Total 3,791
 • Density 260/km2 (680/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 82284
Dialling codes 08144
Vehicle registration FFB
Website www.grafrath.de

Grafrath is a municipality in the district of Fürstenfeldbruck in Bavaria in Germany. It takes its name from Saint Rasso (Ratho), who was a count (Graf) who founded a Benedictine abbey here in the 10th century.[2]

Points of interest

References

  1. ↑ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). June 2016.
  2. ↑ Rasso (Ratho) von Andechs - Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 6/21/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.