Passau

Passau
Donaulände and Old town
Location of Passau
Passau
Passau
Coordinates: 48°34′28″N 13°27′53″E / 48.57444°N 13.46472°E / 48.57444; 13.46472
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionNiederbayern
DistrictUrban district
Government
  Lord mayor (202026) Jürgen Dupper (SPD)
Area
  Total
69.58 km2 (26.86 sq mi)
Highest elevation
447 m (1,467 ft)
Lowest elevation
294 m (965 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)
  Total
53,039
  Density760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
94001–94036
Dialling codes0851
Vehicle registrationPA
Websitewww.passau.de

Passau (German: [ˈpasaʊ] ; Central Bavarian: Båssa(u)) is a city in Lower Bavaria, Germany. It is also known as the Dreiflüssestadt ("City of Three Rivers"), as the river Danube is joined by the Inn from the south and the Ilz from the north.

Passau's population is about 50,000, of whom about 12,000 are students at the University of Passau, renowned in Germany for its institutes of economics, law, theology, computer science and cultural studies.