Grafrath

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Grafrath
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Grafrath
Grafrath (Germany)
Grafrath
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Upper Bavaria
District Fürstenfeldbruck
Municipal assoc. Grafrath
Local subdivisions 3 Ortsteile
Mayor Hartwig Hagenguth
Basic statistics
Area 14.43 km² (5.6 sq mi)
Elevation 550 m  (1805 ft)
Population 3,562  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 247 /km² (639 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate FFB
Postal code 82284
Area code 08144
Website www.grafrath.de
Location of Grafrath within Fürstenfeldbruck district
Map

Coordinates: 48°07′00″N 11°10′00″E / 48.116667, 11.166667

Grafrath is a municipality in the district of Fürstenfeldbruck in Bavaria in Germany. It takes its name from Saint Rasso (Ratho), who was a count (Graf) who founded a Benedictine abbey here in the 10th century.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Rasso (Ratho) von Andechs - Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon