Kronach

Kronach
Historical town center of Kronach with the river Hasslach in the foreground.
Coat of arms
Kronach
Location of Kronach within Kronach district
Coordinates: 50°14′28″N 11°19′41″E / 50.24111°N 11.32806°ECoordinates: 50°14′28″N 11°19′41″E / 50.24111°N 11.32806°E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberfranken
District	Kronach
Government
• Mayor	Wolfgang Beiergrößlein (FWG)
Area
• Total	66.99 km^2 (25.86 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
• Total	16,897
• Density	250/km^2 (650/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	96317
Dialling codes	09261
Vehicle registration	KC
Website	www.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. "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). 31 December 2013.
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

External links

• Media related to Kronach at Wikimedia Commons
• Official town website (German)