Goldkronach

Goldkronach
Goldkronach
Goldkronach
Coat of arms of Goldkronach
Location of Goldkronach within Bayreuth district
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Goldkronach is located in Germany
Goldkronach
Goldkronach
Goldkronach is located in Bavaria
Goldkronach
Goldkronach
Coordinates: 50°0′41.40″N 11°41′14.33″E / 50.0115000°N 11.6873139°E / 50.0115000; 11.6873139
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionOberfranken
DistrictBayreuth
Subdivisions26 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Holger Bär[1]
Area
 • Total30.68 km2 (11.85 sq mi)
Elevation
443 m (1,453 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total3,523
 • Density110/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
95497
Dialling codes09273
Vehicle registrationBT
Websitewww.goldkronach.de

Goldkronach (East Franconian: Gronich) is a town in the district of Bayreuth, in Bavaria, Germany.[3] It is situated near the Fichtel Mountains, 12 km northeast of Bayreuth.

Town hall Goldkronach
Goldkronach
Goldkronach Market place

History

On 25 June 1836, at 22:15, residents awoke to a man yelling "Fire! Fire!". In almost 2 hours, almost half of the eastern part of the town burned down, including the parish church, all two schools, the City Hall, 55 houses, and 16 other buildings. 127 families were rendered homeless. Three years later, on 18 June 1839 midnight, another fire broke out in the market. Within two hours, 29 houses and 17 buildings in the south side of town became the victims of the fire.[4]

Population development

  • 1961: 2945
  • 1970: 2935
  • 1987: 2903
  • 2000: 3598
  • 2010: 3606

Notable people

Lived and worked in Goldkronach

References

  1. ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
  3. ^ "Translation of Goldkronach Info". Archived from the original on 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
  4. ^ "Translation of Goldkronach's History". Retrieved 2008-05-29.
  5. ^ Daum, Andreas W. (2024). Alexander von Humboldt: A Concise Biography. Trans. Robert Savage. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press. pp. 31‒33. ISBN 978-0-691-24736-6.