Murnau am Staffelsee
Murnau | |
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Murnau in 2007 | |
Location of Murnau within Garmisch-Partenkirchen district | |
| Coordinates: 47°41′N 11°12′E / 47.683°N 11.200°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Oberbayern |
| District | Garmisch-Partenkirchen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Rolf Beuting (ÖDP) |
| • Governing parties | ÖDP / Bürgerforum Murnau |
| Area | |
• Total | 38.05 km2 (14.69 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 650−730 m (−1,750 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31) | |
• Total | 11,994 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (820/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 82418 |
| Dialling codes | 0 8841 |
| Vehicle registration | GAP |
| Website | www.murnau.de |
Murnau am Staffelsee (often shortend to Murnau) is a market town in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in the Oberbayern region of Bavaria, Germany.
The market originated in the 12th century around Murnau Castle. Murnau is on the edge of the Bavarian Alps, about 70 kilometres (43 mi) south of Munich. Directly to its west is the Staffelsee lake and to the south are the peaks and ridges of the Ammergau Alps beginning with the Hörnle and extending up to the Ettaler Manndl, southwest of the Wetterstein. This mountain range is formed by the Zugspitze and the Alpspitze in the south as well as the Estergebirge with their striking Kistenkar and the Walchensee mountains including Heimgarten and Herzogstand in the southeast.
To the south, the Murnauer Moos is the largest continuous wetland of its kind in Central Europe.