Area: 38.05 sq. km  

Location:
"Murnau am Staffelsee", an Upper Bavarian market town, is located in a delightful area with many hills, lakes and mountains, right at the foothills of the Alps.

Altitude: 688 m above sea level

Post code: 82418

Telephone dialing code: +49 (0) 8841

Population: 11,671 inhabitants (12/ 31/ 2000)

Economic structure:
Mostly small and medium-sized businesses and trade, marked by an excellent gastronomy and by tourism (hotels, inns, pensions and holiday appartements).
Clinic for internal medicine (part of Garmisch-Partenkirchen Hospital), and Unfallklinik Murnau, world-renowned clinic for victims of accidents, and the Rehabilitation Centre Sanitas.

Climate:
mild bracing climate, influenced by special winds, characteristic of the alpine region.

Distances:
Munich 70 km, Garmisch-Partenkirchen 25 km, Oberammergau 27 km, Füssen / Castle Neuschwanstein, 52 km.

Places of interest:
Pedestrian mall with column of St. Mary, parish church St. Nikolaus, Ramsachkircherl (small chapel), nature reserve "Murnauer Moos", Schloßmuseum, Münter-Haus, Freilichtmuseum Glenteiten (open-air museum in Großweil, 5 km).
Murnau`s attractiveness is increased further by good shopping facilities, the lively art scene and the rich cultural offer.