Kulmbach
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.
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Location of Kulmbach within Kulmbach district | |
| Coordinates: 50°06′N 11°26′E / 50.100°N 11.433°ECoordinates: 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 (2016-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 25,853 |
| • Density | 278.678/km2 (721.77/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 95312–95326 |
| Vehicle registration | KU |
| Website | {{ |
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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Kulmbach Media
The Plassenburg from above
View over Kulmbach, Plassenburg and the town centre (Innenstadt)
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The Kulmbacher Genossenschaftsbrauerei common brewery in an old mill
Flags in Kulmbach's Altstadt during the beer festival
Entrance to the Spitalkirche
The Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady (also called ULF) on the Schießgraben.
Kulmbach Town Hall with the traditional beer barrels on the occasion of the Beer Festival
Roter Turm in Kulmbach
Petrikirche in Kulmbach
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References
- ↑ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ↑ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). January 2018.
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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
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide about: Kulmbach |
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- 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 Deutsch). Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte.
- History of Kulmbach: [1]