Thurnau

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Thurnau
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Thurnau Castle
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Location of Thurnau within Kulmbach district
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Thurnau
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Thurnau
Coordinates: 50°1′32″N11°23′39″E / 50.02556°N 11.39417°E / 50.02556; 11.39417 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 (202026) Martin Bernreuther [1] (CSU)
Area
  Total64.20 km2 (24.79 sq mi)
Elevation
363 m (1,191 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31) [2]
  Total4,054
  Density63/km2 (160/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
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The Evangelical-Lutheran St.-Laurentius-Church of Thurnau

Thurnau is a municipality in the district Kulmbach, Germany.

Contents

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.

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Inside the Church of Thurnau
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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
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Inside the Church of Thurnau

Famous people

Famous people born in Thurnau

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Bridge from castle to Church

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References

  1. Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. "Tabellenblatt "Daten 2", Statistischer Bericht A1200C 202041 Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). June 2021.