Admin. region Oberfranken Elevation 318 m (1,043 ft) Population 17,564 (31 Dec 2008) | District Kronach Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Local time Saturday 11:58 AM | |
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Weather 7°C, Wind SW at 24 km/h, 91% Humidity Points of interest Festung Rosenberg, Rodach, Heunischenburg | ||
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Kronach is a town in Oberfranken, Bavaria, Germany, located in the Frankenwald area. It is the capital of the district Kronach.
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Map of Kronach, Germany
Kronach is the birthtown of Lucas Cranach the Elder and Maximilian von Welsch, as well as Johann Kaspar Zeuss and bishop 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 but will be moved to Munich after a restructuring of the company.
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. During the first world war this was the site of an Officers' Prisoner of War camp.