Goldkronach

Infobox German Location
type = Stadt
Wappen = Wappen Goldkronach.pnglat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 0 | lat_sec = 41.40
lon_deg = 11 |lon_min = 41 | lon_sec = 14.33
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Bayern
Regierungsbezirk = Oberfranken
Landkreis = Bayreuth
Höhe = 443
Fläche = 23.24
Einwohner = 3673
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 95497
Vorwahl = 09273
Kfz = BT
Gemeindeschlüssel = 09 4 72 143
Gliederung = 26 Ortsteile
Straße = Marktplatz 2
Website = [http://www.goldkronach.de/ www.goldkronach.de]
Bürgermeister = Günther Hoppert
Partei = SPD

Goldkronach is a town in the district of Bayreuth, in Bavaria, Germany. [cite web |url=http://translate.google.ca/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.landkreis-bayreuth.de/orgdata.asp%3FNAVIID%3D%257B9F283DE2-EA2F-44DD-A798-112E8B81548E%257D&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=2&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3DBayreuth%2BGoldkronach%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1G1GGLQ_ENCA263%26sa%3DG |title=Translation of Goldkronach Info |accessdate=2008-05-29] It is situated near the Fichtelgebirge, 12 km northeast of Bayreuth.

History

On 25 June 1836, at 22:15, residents awoke to a man yelling "Fire! Fire!". In alomst 2 hours, less than half the eastern part of the town was burnt down, including the parish church, the two schools, City Hall, 55 houses, and 16 outbuildings. 127 families were rendered homeless. Three years later, on 18 June 1839 midnight, another fire broke out in the market. Within two hours, 29 houses and 17 outbuildings in the south side of town were the victims of the fire. [cite web |url=http://translate.google.ca/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.goldkronach.de/&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=1&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3DGoldkronach%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1G1GGLQ_ENCA263 |title=Translation of Goldkronach's History |accessdate=2008-05-29]

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