Traunstein

For the town in Lower Austria, see Traunstein, Austria. For the district, see Traunstein (district).

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.

Traunstein
Town
Market square
Coat of arms
Location of Traunstein within Traunstein district
Traunstein Show map of Germany Traunstein Show map of Bavaria
Coordinates: 47°52′N 12°38′E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberbayern
District	Traunstein
Government
• Lord mayor (2020–26)	Christian Hümmer[1] (CSU)
Area
• Total	48.53 km2 (18.74 sq mi)
Elevation	591 m (1,939 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	21,251
• Density	440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	83278
Dialling codes	0861
Vehicle registration	TS
Website	www.traunstein.de

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.

Twin towns – sister cities

Traunstein is twinned with:^[3]

• Gap, France
• Haywards Heath, England, United Kingdom
• Pinerolo, Italy
• Wesseling, Germany
• Kinross, Scotland