Passau

Passau,. a town in Bavaria, is situated on the right bank of the Danube close to the Austrian frontier. The suburbs are on the other side of the Inn, which here joins the Danube. The place has been a fortress and an episcopal see since the 8th century, and has belonged to Bavaria since 1803. It possesses a cathedral and a bishop's palace; and manufactures leather, boots, porcelain, parquet floors and mirrors. Passau tiles are made at Obernzell. In 1552 an important agreement between German Roman Catholics and Protestants was signed at Passau.