Grafrath

Municipality in Bavaria, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Grafrath within Fürstenfeldbruck district

(2020–26) Markus Kennerknecht^[1]Area

• Total14.43 km² (5.57 sq mi)Elevation

550 m (1,800 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total4,064 • Density280/km² (730/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

82284

Dialling codes08144Vehicle registrationFFBWebsitewww.grafrath.de

Grafrath is a municipality in the district of Fürstenfeldbruck in Bavaria in Germany. It takes its name from Saint Rasso (Ratho), a count (Graf) who founded a Benedictine abbey in the 10th century, and which existed until 1803.^[3]^[4]

Points of interest

Forstlicher Versuchsgarten Grafrath, an arboretum

References

^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
^ Rasso (Ratho) von Andechs - Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon
^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Gräfrath" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 12 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 316.