Grafrath

Not to be confused with Gräfrath.

Grafrath
Municipality
Saint Rasso church
Coat of arms
Location of Grafrath within Fürstenfeldbruck district
Location of Grafrath
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Coordinates: 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
Subdivisions	3 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Markus Kennerknecht[1]
Area
• Total	14.43 km^2 (5.57 sq mi)
Elevation	550 m (1,800 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	4,052
• Density	280.8/km^2 (727.3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	82284
Dialling codes	08144
Vehicle registration	FFB
Website	www.grafrath.de

Grafrath (German pronunciation: [ˈɡʁaːfʁaːt]) 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

1. Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
2. "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
3. Rasso (Ratho) von Andechs - Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon
4. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Gräfrath" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 12 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 316.

External links

Media related to Grafrath at Wikimedia Commons

• The Warburg Institute Iconographic Database (photos of the interior of St. Rasso)