Thurnau
Thurnau is a municipality in the district Kulmbach, Germany.
Thurnau | |
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![]() Thurnau Castle | |
![]() Coat of arms | |
Location of Thurnau within Kulmbach district ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 50°1′32″N 11°23′39″E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Bavaria |
Admin. region | Oberfranken |
District | Kulmbach |
Government | |
• Mayor | Martin Bernreuther (CSU) |
Area | |
• Total | 64.20 km2 (24.79 sq mi) |
Elevation | 363 m (1,191 ft) |
Population (2019-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 4,046 |
• Density | 63/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
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:
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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
- "Tabellenblatt "Daten 2", Statistischer Bericht A1200C 202041 Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). July 2020.
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