Passau

This article is about the town. For the district, see Passau (district).

"Batavis" redirects here. For the plural, see Batavi (disambiguation).

Passau
Town
Clockwise from top: Stadtgalerie; St. Stephen's Cathedral; Heiligkreuz Church; Old Town Hall; Römermuseum; Veste Oberhaus; Old Town; View of Passau
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Passau
Passau Location within Germany Passau Location within Bavaria
Coordinates: 48°34′28″N 13°27′53″E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Niederbayern
District	Urban district
Government
• Lord mayor (2026–32)	Andreas Rother (SPD)
Area
• Total	69.56 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
• Density	762.5/km2 (1,975/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	94001–94036
Dialling codes	0851
Vehicle registration	PA
Website	www.passau.de

Aerial image of Passau showing the old town and the confluence of the rivers Inn, Danube, and Ilz (from left to right)

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.