Kronach (district)

Kronach (district)

Infobox German district
name=Kronach
state=Bavaria
capital=Kronach
regierungsbezirk=Oberfranken
region=Oberfranken-West
area=651
population=75,600
population_as_of=2000
density=116
carsign=KC
url= [http://www.landkreis-kronach.de landkreis-kronach.de]

Kronach is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) the districts of Hof, Kulmbach, Lichtenfels and Coburg, and the state of Thuringia (districts of Sonneberg, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt and Saale-Orla).

History

Kronach was ruled by the bishopric of Bamberg 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 m. To the southwest the country is sloping away. Several narrow rivers run southwards through the district in order to join the Main River beyond the district's borders, among them the Kronach River.

Coat of arms

Towns and municipalities

External links

* [http://www.landkreis-kronach.de Official website] (German)


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