Thurnau

Thurnau
Coat of arms
Thurnau
Location of Thurnau within Kulmbach district
Coordinates: 50°1′32″N 11°23′39″E / 50.02556°N 11.39417°E / 50.02556; 11.39417Coordinates: 50°1′32″N 11°23′39″E / 50.02556°N 11.39417°E / 50.02556; 11.39417
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberfranken
District	Kulmbach
Government
• Mayor	Dietmar Hofmann (SPD)
Area
• Total	64.20 km2 (24.79 sq mi)
Elevation	363 m (1,191 ft)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
• Total	4,249
• Density	66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	95349
Dialling codes	09228
Vehicle registration	KU
Website	www.thurnau.de

The Evangelical-Lutheran St.-Laurentius-Church of Thurnau

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.

Inside the Church of Thurnau

City arrangement

Thurnau is arranged in the following boroughs:

Inside the Church of Thurnau

Famous people

Famous people born in Thurnau

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

Castle of Thurnau

Bridge from castle to Church

v t e 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

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