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Kronach is a Landkreis (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).

Kronach
District
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Adm. region	Upper Franconia
Capital	Kronach
Area
• Total	651 km2 (251 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2020)[1]
• Total	66,355
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	KC, SAN
Website	landkreis-kronach.de

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.

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 metres (2,608 ft) To the southwest the country is sloping away. Several narrow rivers run southwards through the district in order to join the river Main beyond the district's borders, among them the Kronach.

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

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Municipalities
Kronach Ludwigsstadt Teuschnitz Wallenfels	Küps Marktrodach Mitwitz Nordhalben Pressig Reichenbach Schneckenlohe	Steinbach am Wald Steinwiesen Stockheim Tettau Tschirn Weißenbrunn Wilhelmsthal

References

External links

• Official website (German)

На других языках

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[de] Landkreis Kronach

Der Landkreis Kronach ist der nördlichste Landkreis des Regierungsbezirks Oberfranken in Bayern. Der Landkreis ist Mitglied der Metropolregion Nürnberg und der Planungsregion Oberfranken-West.

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- [en] Kronach (district)

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[es] Distrito de Kronach

Kronach es uno de los 71 distritos en que está dividido administrativamente el estado alemán de Baviera.

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[ru] Кронах (район)

Кро́нах (нем. Kronach) — район в Германии, в административном округе Верхняя Франкония Республики Бавария[2]. Центр района — город Кронах. Региональный шифр — 09 476.[1] Регистрационные номера транспортных средств — KC, SAN.

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