Kronach
Historical town center of Kronach with the river Hasslach in the foreground.
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Upper Franconia
District	Kronach
Mayor	Wolfgang Beiergrößlein (FWG)
Basic statistics
Area	66.99 km² (25.9 sq mi)
Elevation	318 m  (1043 ft)
Population	18,151  (30/06/2005)
- Density	271 /km² (702 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	KC
Postal code	96317
Area code	09261
Website	www.kronach.de Coordinates: 50°14′28″N 11°19′41″E / 50.24111, 11.32806

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 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. 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. ^[1]

External links

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

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