Kranzberg

Kranzberg
Church of Saint Quirinus in Kranzberg
Location of Kranzberg within Freising district
Kranzberg
Kranzberg
Coordinates: 48°24′N 11°37′E / 48.400°N 11.617°E / 48.400; 11.617
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionOberbayern
DistrictFreising
Government
  Mayor (202026) Hermann Hammerl (FW)
Area
  Total
39.50 km2 (15.25 sq mi)
Elevation
483 m (1,585 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)
  Total
4,304
  Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
85402
Dialling codes08166
Vehicle registrationFS
Websitewww.kranzberg.de

Kranzberg is a municipality in the district of Freising in Bavaria in Germany.

At Bernstorf, a part within the municipality of Kranzberg, a Bronze Age fortification was found in 1904 by local historian Josef Wenzl. It was dated at around 1360 B.C. and is the largest known Bronze Age settlement north of the Alps. Most significant were finds of gold and amber objects which contained writings in Mycenaean Greek Linear B. These objects were found by amateur archaeologists Manfred Moosauer and Traudl Bachmair in 1998. The objects are now kept in the national Bavarian archaeological collection in Munich.