Kulmbach
Kulmbach | |
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Plassenburg Castle | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Kulmbach within Kulmbach district | |
Kulmbach Kulmbach | |
| Coordinates: 50°06′N 11°26′E / 50.100°N 11.433°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Oberfranken |
| District | Kulmbach |
| Subdivisions | 37 Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor (2020–26) | Ingo Lehmann[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 92.77 km2 (35.82 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 325 m (1,066 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 26,625 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (740/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 95312–95326 |
| Dialling codes | 09221 |
| Vehicle registration | KU |
| Website | www |
Kulmbach is the capital of the district of Kulmbach in Bavaria in Germany. The town is famous for Plassenburg Castle, which houses the largest tin soldier museum in the world, and for its sausages, or Bratwürste.
Geography
Place
Kulmbach is in the middle of the Bavarian province of Upper Franconia, about 25 kilometres (15.5 miles) northwest of the city of Bayreuth. To the south of Kulmbach, the River Main begins at the convergence of its headstreams, the White Main and Red Main.
Town districts
Kulmbach is divided into the following districts (with population in brackets):
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References
- ↑ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ↑ "Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2024; Basis Zensus 2022" [Municipalities, counties, and administrative districts in Bavaria; Based on the 2022 Census] (CSV) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik.
Sources
- Deutscher Städteatlas (1989). Band: IV; 9 Teilband. Acta Collegii Historiae Urbanae Societatis Historicorum Internationalis - Serie C. Im Auftrag des Kuratoriums für vergleichende Städtegeschichte e.V. und mit Unterstützung der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft, hrsg. von Heinz Stoob †, Wilfried Ehbrecht, Jürgen Lafrenz und Peter Johannek. Stadtmappe Kulmbach, Author: Friedrich Bernward Fahlbusch. ISBN 3-89115-039-3, Dortmund-Altenbeken 1989.
- Bogner, Franz X. (2006). Der Obermain. Ein Luftbildporträt von Bayreuth bis Bamberg. Ellwanger-Verlag, Bayreuth, ISBN 3-925361-57-X.
Other websites
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kulmbach.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide about: Kulmbach
Wikisource has original writing related to this article:
- Official website (in German)
- From the History of Kulmbach (Upper Main Landscape Museum)
- Live webcam with view of the market square Archived 2014-04-10 at the Wayback Machine
- "Kulmbach: History of the coat-of-arms" (in German). Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte.
- History of Kulmbach: [1]