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Kronach

Map of Bavaria highlighting the District of Kronach
State Bavaria
Region Oberfranken-West
Adm. region Oberfranken
County seat Kronach
Area 651 km²
Population 75,600 (2000)
Pop. density 116 /km²
Licence plate code KC
Web page landkreis-kronach.de

Kronach is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) the districts of Hof, Kulmbach, Lichtenfels and Coburg, and the state of Thuringia (districts of Sonneberg, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt and Saale-Orla). Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Germany is a Federal Republic made up of 16 States, known in German as Länder (singular Land). ... The geographic region and Free State of Bavaria (German:  ), with an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ... A Regierungsbezirk is an government region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states (Bundesländer). ... Oberfranken (Upper Franconia) is a Regierungsbezirk (administrative region) of the state of Bavaria, southern Germany. ... Historical town center of Kronach with the river Hasslach in front Kronach is a town in Oberfranken, Bavaria, Germany, located in the Frankenwald area. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... German car number plates (Kfz-Kennzeichen) show the place where the car carrying them is registered. ... The geographic region and Free State of Bavaria (German:  ), with an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ... Hof is a district in Bavaria, Germany. ... Kulmbach is a district in Bavaria, Germany. ... Lichtenfels is a district in Bavaria, Germany. ... Coburg is a district in Bavaria, Germany. ... The Free State of Thuringia (German: Freistaat Thüringen) is located in central Germany and is considered one of the smaller of Germanys sixteen Bundesländer (federal states), with an area of 16,200 km² and 2. ... Sonneberg is a Kreis (district) in the south of Thuringia, Germany. ... Saalfeld-Rudolstadt is a Kreis (district) in the south of Thuringia, Germany. ... Saale-Orla is a Kreis (district) in the east of Thuringia, Germany. ...

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History

Kronach was ruled by the bishopric of Bamberg from 1102 until 1803, when the clerical states of Germany were dissolved. Afterwards it fell to Bavaria, where the districts of Kronach and Teuschnitz were established on the territory of the present district. In 1931 these districts were merged in order to form the district of Kronach, Bamberg is a town in Bavaria, Germany. ...


Geography

A large portion of the district is part of the Franconian Forest nature park. The Franconian Forest (German Frankenwald) is a hill chain rising to 795 m. To the southwest the country is sloping away. Several narrow rivers run southwards through the district in order to join the Main River beyond the district's borders, among them the Kronach River. For other uses, see Main (disambiguation). ...


Coat of arms

Coat of arms The coat of arms displays:
  • the heraldic lion of Bamberg
  • the heraldic lion of Orlamünde (a Thuringian family owning Lauenstein castle in the very north of the district)
  • the wheel symbolising watermills in the rivers of the district

District of Kronach, coat of arms File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...

Towns and municipalities

Towns Municipalities
  1. Kronach
  2. Ludwigsstadt
  3. Teuschnitz
  4. Wallenfels
  1. Küps
  2. Marktrodach
  3. Mitwitz
  4. Nordhalben
  5. Pressig
  6. Reichenbach
  7. Schneckenlohe
  1. Steinbach
  2. Steinwiesen
  3. Stockheim
  4. Tettau
  5. Tschirn
  6. Weißenbrunn
  7. Wilhelmsthal

Historical town center of Kronach with the river Hasslach in front Kronach is a town in Oberfranken, Bavaria, Germany, located in the Frankenwald area. ... Ludwigsstadt is a town in the district of Kronach, in Bavaria, Germany. ... Teuschnitz is a town in the district of Kronach, in Bavaria, Germany. ... Wallenfels is a town in the district of Kronach, in Bavaria, Germany. ... Küps is a town in the district of Kronach in Bavaria in Germany. ... Marktrodach is a town in the district of Kronach in Bavaria in Germany. ... Mitwitz is a town in the district of Kronach in Bavaria in Germany. ... Nordhalben is a town in the district of Kronach in Bavaria in Germany. ... Pressig is a town in the district of Kronach in Bavaria in Germany. ... Reichenbach is a town in the district of Kronach in Bavaria in Germany. ... Schneckenlohe is a town in the district of Kronach in Bavaria in Germany. ... Steinbach can refer to: // Steinbach, Haut-Rhin, a commune in the Haut-Rhin département Steinbach (Baden-Baden), a locality of Baden-Baden Steinbach (Külsheim), a locality of Külsheim Steinbach (Fürstenfeldbruck),, a locality of Moorenweis Steinbach (Johannesberg), a locality of Johannesberg in the district of Aschaffenburg Steinbach... Steinwiesen is a town in Germany about 100 km slightly east of due north of Nuremberg, and about 10 km northeast of Kronach. ... Stockheim is a town in the district of Kronach in Bavaria in Germany. ... Tettau is a town in the district of Kronach in Bavaria in Germany. ... Tschirn is a town in the district of Kronach in Bavaria in Germany. ... Weißenbrunn is a town in the district of Kronach in Bavaria in Germany. ... Wilhelmsthal is a town in the district of Kronach in Bavaria in Germany. ...

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Kronach (district) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (196 words)
It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) the districts of Hof, Kulmbach, Lichtenfels and Coburg, and the state of Thuringia (districts of Sonneberg, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt and Saale-Orla).
Kronach was ruled by the bishopric of Bamberg from 1102 until 1803, when the clerical states of Germany were dissolved.
Afterwards it fell to Bavaria, where the districts of Kronach and Teuschnitz were established on the territory of the present district.
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