Thurnau

Coordinates: 50°1′32″N 11°23′39″E / 50.02556°N 11.39417°E / 50.02556; 11.39417
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Thurnau
Municipality
Thurnau Castle
Thurnau Castle
Coat of arms of Thurnau
Coat of arms
Location of Thurnau within Kulmbach district
BayreuthKronach (district)Hof (district)Bayreuth (district)Lichtenfels (district)MainleusWonseesWirsbergUntersteinachTrebgastThurnauRugendorfNeuenmarktNeudrossenfeldKulmbachKödnitzKasendorfHimmelkronHarsdorfGuttenbergGrafengehaigPresseckStadtsteinachMarktschorgastMarktleugastLudwigschorgastKupferbergThuringia
Thurnau is located in Germany
Thurnau
Thurnau
Thurnau is located in Bavaria
Thurnau
Thurnau
Coordinates: 50°1′32″N 11°23′39″E / 50.02556°N 11.39417°E / 50.02556; 11.39417
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionOberfranken
DistrictKulmbach
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Martin Bernreuther[1] (CSU)
Area
 • Total64.20 km2 (24.79 sq mi)
Elevation
363 m (1,191 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total4,131
 • Density64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
95349
Dialling codes09228
Vehicle registrationKU
Websitewww.thurnau.de
The Evangelical-Lutheran St.-Laurentius-Church of Thurnau

Thurnau is a municipality in the district Kulmbach, Germany.

It is known for golfing as well as its potteries.

Thurnau is known for transmitter Thurnau, the medium wave transmission site for Deutschlandfunk, a German national information radio station.

Inside the Church of Thurnau
Mast of Thurnau transmitter (height: 240 metres)

City arrangement[edit]

Thurnau is arranged in the following boroughs:

  • Alladorf
  • Berndorf
  • Felkendorf
  • Hörlinreuth
  • Hutschdorf
  • Kemeritz
  • Lanzenreuth
  • Leesau
  • Limmersdorf
  • Lochau
  • Menchau
  • Partenfeld
  • Rottlersreuth
  • Tannfeld
  • Thurnau
  • Trumsdorf
Inside the Church of Thurnau

Famous people[edit]

Famous people born in Thurnau[edit]

Bridge from castle to Church

References[edit]

  1. ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) (Hilfe dazu).


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