Kulmbach
town in Bavaria, Germany
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.
Kulmbach | |
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![]() Plassenburg Castle | |
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 (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 25,818 |
• Density | 280/km2 (720/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 |
Geography Edit
Place Edit
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 Edit
Kulmbach is divided into the following districts (with population in brackets):
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References Edit
- ↑ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ↑ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)
Sources Edit
- 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 Edit
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]