Thurnau

Thurnau
Municipality
Thurnau Castle
Coat of arms
Location of Thurnau within Kulmbach district
Location of Thurnau
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Coordinates: 50°1′32″N11°23′39″E / 50.02556°N 11.39417°E / 50.02556; 11.39417
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberfranken
District	Kulmbach
Government
•  Mayor (2020–26)	Martin Bernreuther [1] (CSU)
Area
• Total	64.20 km2 (24.79 sq mi)
Elevation	363 m (1,191 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31) [2]
• Total	4,111
• Density	64.03/km2 (165.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	95349
Dialling codes	09228
Vehicle registration	KU
Website	www.thurnau.de

The Evangelical-Lutheran St.-Laurentius-Church of Thurnau

Thurnau is a municipality in the district of 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

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

Famous people born in Thurnau

• Carl von Linde, (11 June 1842) was a German engineer who developed refrigeration and gas separation technologies.

Bridge from castle to Church

References

1. Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
2. "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.