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Kronach

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Kronach (; ) is a town in Upper Franconia, Germany, located in the Franconian Forest area. It is the capital of the district Kronach.

Key facts

German location.image_photo
Kronach - Stadtaufbau 2012 crop.jpg
German location.image_caption
Historical town centre with the Haßlach River
German location.type
Stadt
German location.image_coa
DEU Kronach COA.svg
German location.image_plan
Kronach in KC.svg
German location.state
Bayern
German location.region
Oberfranken
German location.district
Kronach
German location.elevation
318
German location.area
66.98
German location.postal_code
96317
German location.area_code
09261
German location.licence
KC
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
09 4 76 145
German location.website
www.kronach.de
German location.mayor
Angela Hofmann
German location.leader_term
2020–26
German location.party
CSU

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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • Location
  • Town districts
  • History
  • Notable people
  • Sights
  • Twin towns – sister cities
  • References
  • External links

Kronach (; ) is a town in Upper Franconia, Germany, located in the Franconian Forest area. It is the capital of the district Kronach.

The town is equipped with a nearly complete city wall and Germany's biggest and most complete early modern fortress, Rosenberg Fortress. The headquarters of German television and AV equipment manufacturer Loewe are located there.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kronach” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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