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For the district, see Kronach (district).
Kronach
Town
Historical town center of Kronach with the river Hasslach in the foreground.
Historical town center of Kronach with the river Hasslach in the foreground.
Coat of arms of Kronach
Coat of arms
Location of Kronach within Kronach district
Langenbacher ForstBirnbaum (unincorporated area)Coburg (district)Hof (district)Kulmbach (district)Lichtenfels (district)ThuringiaLudwigsstadtWeißenbrunnMarktrodachTettauSchneckenloheMitwitzKüpsNordhalbenWilhelmsthalTschirnTeuschnitzSteinbach am WaldReichenbachWallenfelsStockheimSteinwiesenPressigKronach
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionOberfranken
DistrictKronach
Government
 • MayorWolfgang Beiergrößlein (FWG)
Area
 • Total66.99 km2 (25.86 sq mi)
Elevation
318 m (1,043 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[1]
 • Total16,924
 • Density250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
96317
Dialling codes09261
Vehicle registrationKC
Websitewww.kronach.de

Kronach is a town in Oberfranken, Bavaria, Germany, located in the Frankenwald area. It is the capital of the district Kronach.

Kronach is the birthtown of Lucas Cranach the Elder and Maximilian von Welsch, as well as Johann Kaspar Zeuss and bishop Josef Stangl. The town is equipped with a nearly complete city-wall and Germany's biggest medieval fortress (Festung Rosenberg). The headquarters of German television and AV equipment manufacturer, Loewe, is located here but will be moved to Munich after a restructuring of the company.[2]

The rivers Haßlach, Kronach and Rodach unite in Kronach.

History

In 1634 during the Thirty Years' War the town was successfully defended against a German Swedish army with the help of the town women.[3] During the first world war this was the site of an Officers' Prisoner of War camp.

References

  1. ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
  2. ^ "Investor consortium to rescue high-end TV maker Loewe". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  3. ^ http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3537654,00.html Women's History Is Writ Large in Bavarian Town] dw-world.de Accessed 8-6-2008


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