| Grassau, Bavaria | ||
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Grassau | ||
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  Grassau, Bavaria Location of Grassau, Bavaria within Traunstein district  | ||
| Coordinates: 47°46′44″N12°27′00″E / 47.77889°N 12.45000°E Coordinates: 47°46′44″N12°27′00″E / 47.77889°N 12.45000°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Bavaria | |
| Admin. region | Oberbayern | |
| District | Traunstein | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Rudi Jantke (SPD) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 35.76 km2 (13.81 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 538 m (1,765 ft) | |
| Population (2016-12-31) [1] | ||
| • Total | 6,748 | |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 83224 | |
| Dialling codes | 08641 | |
| Vehicle registration | TS | |
| Website | www.grassau.de | |
Grassau is a market town in the district of Traunstein in Bavaria in Germany. It is located south of lake Chiemsee in the valley of the Tiroler Ache.
Market town or market right is a legal term, originating in the Middle Ages, for a European settlement that has the right to host markets, distinguishing it from a village and city. On the European continent, a town may be correctly described as a "market town" or as having "market rights", even if it no longer holds a market, provided the legal right to do so still exists.
Traunstein is a Landkreis (district) in the southeastern part of Bavaria, Germany. Neighboring districts are Mühldorf, Altötting, the Austrian states Upper Austria and Salzburg, the district Berchtesgadener Land, the Austrian states of Salzburg and Tyrol, and the district Rosenheim.
Bavaria, officially the Free State of Bavaria, is a landlocked federal state of Germany, occupying its southeastern corner. With an area of 70,550.19 square kilometres, Bavaria is the largest German state by land area comprising roughly a fifth of the total land area of Germany. With 13 million inhabitants, it is Germany's second-most-populous state after North Rhine-Westphalia. Bavaria's main cities are Munich and Nuremberg.
