Traunstein

Town
	Coat of arms
	Location of Traunstein within Traunstein district
	Coordinates: 47°52′N 12°38′E / 47.867°N 12.633°ECoordinates: 47°52′N 12°38′E / 47.867°N 12.633°E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberbayern
District	Traunstein
Government
• Lord mayor (2020–26)	Christian Hümmer (CSU)
Area
• Total	48.53 km2 (18.74 sq mi)
Elevation	591 m (1,939 ft)
Population (2016-12-31)
• Total	19,983
• Density	411.77/km2 (1,066.47/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	83278
Vehicle registration	TS
Website	www.traunstein.de

Traunstein is a town in the south-eastern part of Bavaria, Germany, and is the administrative center of a much larger district of the same name.

St. Oswald's Church, Market Square, Traunstein

View south towards the Alps from the Hochberg, Traunstein

Geography

The town is at the middle of a region called Chiemgau, about 11 km east of Lake Chiemsee between Munich and Salzburg, 15 km north of the Alps, and 30 km west of Salzburg.

Traunstein is twinned with:^[3]

Traunstein in 1930. View of the town from the North. The Hochfelln and Hochgern mountains in the background.
St. Michael Seminary, Traunstein

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Traunstein Sword Dance Archived 2022-01-30 at the Wayback Machine