Dachau, Bavaria

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Dachau, Bavaria
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Dachau, Bavaria within Dachau district
Dachau, Bavaria Dachau, Bavaria
Coordinates: 48°15′37″N 11°26′3″E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Upper Bavaria
District	Dachau
Government
• Lord mayor	Florian Hartmann (SPD)
Area
• Total	34.85 km2 (13.46 sq mi)
Elevation	482 m (1,581 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	48,195
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	85221
Dialling codes	08131
Vehicle registration	DAH
Website	http://www.dachau.de

Dachau (German pronunciation: [ˈdaxaʊ]; Bavarian: Dochau) is a city in the south of Germany, about 20 kilometres (12.4 miles) north-west of Munich. It has about 40,000 inhabitants. The town contains a historic town centre with an 18th-century castle.

Dachau was founded in the 8th century. In 1933, a concentration camp was built in Dachau. It was the first camp of the Nazis and became the prototype for all other camps. More than 30,000 prisoners died or were killed.

Other websites

Media related to Dachau at Wikimedia Commons

• Town Web site Archived 2006-10-06 at the Wayback Machine