Kronach is a district in Bavaria

Bavaria

Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) the districts of Hof

Hof (district)

Hof is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Wunsiedel, Bayreuth, Kulmbach and Kronach, the states of Thuringia and Saxony , and the Czech Republic...

, Kulmbach

Kulmbach (district)

Kulmbach is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Kronach, Hof, Bayreuth and Lichtenfels.-History:...

, Lichtenfels

Lichtenfels (district)

Lichtenfels is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Coburg, Kronach, Kulmbach, Bayreuth and Bamberg.-History:...

 and Coburg

Coburg (district)

Coburg is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Kronach, Lichtenfels, Bamberg and Haßberge, and by the state of Thuringia . The district is surrounding, but not including the city of Coburg.- History :The history of the district is largely influenced by the city of Coburg...

, and the state of Thuringia

Thuringia

The Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....

 (districts of Sonneberg

Sonneberg (district)

Sonneberg is a Kreis in the south of Thuringia, Germany. Neighboring districts are the districts Hildburghausen, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, and the Bavarian districts Kronach and Coburg.-History:...

, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt

Saalfeld-Rudolstadt

Saalfeld-Rudolstadt is a Kreis in the south of Thuringia, Germany. Neighboring districts are the districts Weimarer Land, Saale-Holzland, Saale-Orla, the district Kronach in Bavaria, and the districts Sonneberg, Hildburghausen and Ilm-Kreis.-History:The district dates back to the Landratsamt...

 and Saale-Orla).

History

Kronach was ruled by the bishopric of Bamberg

Bamberg

Bamberg is a city in Bavaria, Germany. It is located in Upper Franconia on the river Regnitz, close to its confluence with the river Main. Bamberg is one of the few cities in Germany that was not destroyed by World War II bombings because of a nearby Artillery Factory that prevented planes from...

 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 (2,608.3 ft) To the southwest the country is sloping away. Several narrow rivers run southwards through the district in order to join the Main River

Main river

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 beyond the district's borders, among them the Kronach River.

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 Kronach 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.... Ludwigsstadt Ludwigsstadt Ludwigsstadt is a municipality in the district of Kronach, in the Upper Franconian region of Bavaria, Germany. It is situated at the state's northern border in the Franconian Forest mountain range, north of Kronach, and south of Saalfeld in Thuringia, the only Bavarian municipality north of the... Teuschnitz Teuschnitz Teuschnitz is a town in the district of Kronach, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated in the Frankenwald, 19 km north of Kronach, and 15 km east of Sonneberg.-History:... Wallenfels Wallenfels Wallenfels is a town in the district of Kronach, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated in the Frankenwald, 11 km east of Kronach, and 32 km west of Hof.Twin town of Bingham, Nottinghamshire, England....	Küps Küps Küps is a municipality in the district of Kronach in Bavaria in Germany.... Marktrodach Marktrodach Marktrodach is a municipality in the district of Kronach in Bavaria in Germany.... Mitwitz Mitwitz Mitwitz is a municipality in the district of Kronach in Bavaria in Germany.... Nordhalben Nordhalben Nordhalben is a municipality in the district of Kronach in Bavaria in Germany.... Pressig Pressig Pressig is a municipality in the district of Kronach, administrative region Upper Franconia, in Bavaria in Germany.... Reichenbach Reichenbach, Upper Franconia Reichenbach is a municipality in the district of Kronach in Bavaria in Germany.... Schneckenlohe Schneckenlohe Schneckenlohe is a municipality in the district of Kronach in Bavaria in Germany....	Steinbach am Wald Steinbach am Wald Steinbach is a municipality in the district of Kronach in Bavaria in Germany.-History:The village was first mentioned in 1190. Until 1388 it was part of 'Eygen Teuschnitz', a large estate of Langheim monastery.-Economy:... Steinwiesen Steinwiesen Steinwiesen is a municipality in the district of Kronach in Bavaria, Germany about 100 km slightly east of due north of Nuremberg, and about 10 km northeast of Kronach.... Stockheim Stockheim Stockheim is a municipality in the district of Kronach in Bavaria in Germany.... Tettau Tettau Tettau is a municipality in the district of Kronach in Bavaria in Germany.... Tschirn Tschirn Tschirn is a village in the district of Kronach in Oberfranken . Located in the Frankenwald mountain range, it incorporates the sections Tschirn, Dobermühle and Gemeindeschneidmühle. The oldest historical record dates 1276.... Weißenbrunn Weißenbrunn Weißenbrunn is a municipality in the district of Kronach in Bavaria in Germany.... Wilhelmsthal Wilhelmsthal Wilhelmsthal is a municipality in the district of Kronach in Bavaria, Germany....

External links

• Official website (German)