Grainau

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Grainau
Municipality
View of Grainau's church with the Zugspitze behind
Coat of arms
Location of Grainau within Garmisch-Partenkirchen district
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Coordinates: 47°28′34″N 11°01′29″E / 47.47611°N 11.02472°E / 47.47611; 11.02472
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberbayern
District	Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Stephan Märkl[1] (CSU)
Area
• Total	49.38 km2 (19.07 sq mi)
Elevation	758 m (2,487 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	3,621
• Density	73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	82491
Dialling codes	08821
Vehicle registration	GAP
Website	www.grainau.de

Grainau is a municipality in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in southern Bavaria, Germany.^[3] It is located at the foot of the Zugspitze mountain, the tallest mountain in Germany in the sub-mountain range of the Wetterstein Alps which is a branch off the main mountain range it is connected to, the Alps. Lake Eibsee in Grainau lies at the foot of the Zugspitze surrounded by forest.