Thurnau
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Location of Thurnau within Kulmbach district
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| Coordinates | 50°1′32″N 11°23′39″E / 50.02556°N 11.39417°ECoordinates: 50°1′32″N 11°23′39″E / 50.02556°N 11.39417°E |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Upper Franconia |
| District | Kulmbach |
| Mayor | Dietmar Hofmann (SPD) |
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| Area | 64.20 km2 (24.79 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 363 m (1191 ft) |
| Population | 4,382 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 68 /km2 (177 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | KU |
| Postal code | 95349 |
| Area code | 09228 |
| Website | www.thurnau.de |
Thurnau is a municipality in the district Kulmbach, Germany.
It is known for golfing as well as its potteries.
Thurnau is known for transmitter Thurnau, the medium wave transmission site for Deutschlandfunk, a German national information radio station.
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[edit] City arrangement
Thurnau is arranged in the following boroughs:
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[edit] Famous people
[edit] Famous people born in Thurnau
- Carl von Linde, (11 June 1842) was a German engineer who developed refrigeration and gas separation technologies.
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[edit] References
- ^ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes" (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung. 31 December 2010. https://www.statistikdaten.bayern.de/genesis/online?language=de&sequenz=tabelleErgebnis&selectionname=12411-009r&sachmerkmal=QUASTI&sachschluessel=SQUART04&startjahr=2010&endjahr=2010.
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