Kronach | |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Adm. region | Upper Franconia |
| Capital | Kronach |
| Government | |
| • District admin. | Klaus Löffler (CSU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 651 km2 (251 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2024)[1] | |
• Total | 64,545 |
| • Density | 99.1/km2 (257/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | KC, SAN |
| Website | landkreis-kronach.de |
Kronach is aLandkreis (district) inBavaria,Germany. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) the districts ofHof,Kulmbach,Lichtenfels andCoburg, and the state ofThuringia (districts ofSonneberg,Saalfeld-Rudolstadt andSaale-Orla).
Kronach was ruled by the bishopric ofBamberg 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 to form the district of Kronach.
A large portion of the district is part of theFranconian Forest nature park. The Franconian Forest (GermanFrankenwald) is a hill chain rising to 795 metres (2,608 ft) To the southwest the country is sloping away. Several narrow rivers run southwards through the district in order to join the riverMain beyond the district's borders, among them theKronach.
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