Warngau

Warngau
Coat of arms
Warngau
Location of Warngau within Miesbach district
Coordinates: 47°50′N 11°44′E / 47.833°N 11.733°E / 47.833; 11.733Coordinates: 47°50′N 11°44′E / 47.833°N 11.733°E / 47.833; 11.733
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberbayern
District	Miesbach
Government
• Mayor	Klaus Thurnhuber
Area
• Total	51.28 km2 (19.80 sq mi)
Elevation	744 m (2,441 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	3,831
• Density	75/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	83627
Dialling codes	08021
Vehicle registration	MB
Website	www.warngau.de

Church in the Osterwarngau area of Warngau

Warngau is a municipality in the Miesbach District of Bavaria, Germany. It is located at 47°50′N 11°44′E / 47.833°N 11.733°E / 47.833; 11.733 and has a population of 3,489. During the Nazi period, Warngau was falsely proclaimed to be the birthplace of Heinrich Himmler in order to obtain more support from rural voters; Himmler was actually born just outside Munich.

Warngau has a railway station on the line from Munich to Lenggries with services operated by Bayerische Oberlandbahn (BOB). The railway near Warngau was the scene of a serious accident in 1975.

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