- Kronach
Infobox German Location
image_photo = Kronach.jpg
imagesize = 250px
image_caption = Historical town center of Kronach with the river "Hasslach" in the foreground.
Art = Stadt
Wappen = Wappen kronach.jpg
lat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 14 |lat_sec = 28
lon_deg = 11 |lon_min = 19 |lon_sec = 41
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Bayern
Regierungsbezirk = Oberfranken
Landkreis = Kronach
Höhe = 318
Fläche = 66.99
Einwohner = 18151
Stand = 2005-06-30
PLZ = 96317
Vorwahl = 09261
Kfz = KC
Gemeindeschlüssel = 09 4 76 145
Straße = Marktplatz 5
Website = [http://www.kronach.de/ www.kronach.de]
Bürgermeister = Wolfgang Beiergrößlein
Partei = FWGKronach is a town in
Oberfranken ,Bavaria ,Germany , located in theFrankenwald area. It is the capital of the district Kronach.Kronach is the birthtown of
Lucas Cranach the Elder andMaximilian von Welsch , as well asJohann Kaspar Zeuss andJosef 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.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. [http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3537654,00.html Women's History Is Writ Large in Bavarian Town] dw-world.de Accessed8-6-2008 ]External links
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* [http://www.kronach.de/ Official town website] de icon
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