Thurnau

Location of Thurnau within Kulmbach district
Thurnau

Thurnau
Coordinates
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Upper Franconia
District	Kulmbach
Mayor	Dietmar Hofmann (SPD)

Basic statistics
Area	64.20 km² (24.79 sq mi)
Elevation	363 m (1191 ft)
Population	4,382 (31 December 2010)^[1]
- Density	68 /km² (177 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	KU
Postal code	95349
Area code	09228
Website	www.thurnau.de

Thurnau is a municipality in the district Kulmbach, Germany.

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.

City arrangement

Thurnau is arranged in the following boroughs:

Carl von Linde, (11 June 1842) was a German engineer who developed refrigeration and gas separation technologies.

Towns and municipalities in Kulmbach

Grafengehaig \| Guttenberg \| Harsdorf \| Himmelkron \| Kasendorf \| Ködnitz \| Kulmbach \| Kupferberg \| Ludwigschorgast \| Mainleus \| Marktleugast \| Marktschorgast \| Neudrossenfeld \| Neuenmarkt \| Presseck \| Rugendorf \| Stadtsteinach \| Thurnau \| Trebgast \| Untersteinach \| Wirsberg \| Wonsees