Goldkronach
Goldkronach is a town in the district of Bayreuth, in Bavaria, Germany.[2] It is situated near the Fichtelgebirge, 12 km northeast of Bayreuth.
Town hall Goldkronach
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Goldkronach Market place
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Location of Goldkronach within Bayreuth district  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°0′41.40″N 11°41′14.33″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Oberfranken |
| District | Bayreuth |
| Subdivisions | 26 Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Holger Bär (FW) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.68 km2 (11.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 443 m (1,453 ft) |
| Population (2018-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,487 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Postal codes | 95497 |
| Dialling codes | 09273 |
| Vehicle registration | BT |
| Website | www.goldkronach.de |
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.[3]
Population development
- 1961: 2945
- 1970: 2935
- 1987: 2903
- 2000: 3598
- 2010: 3606
Sons and daughters of the city
Sigismund von Reitzenstein
- Sigismund von Reitzenstein (1766-1847), politician and diplomat of Baden
Personalities who lived and worked in Goldkronach
Alexander von Humboldt in 1843
- Georgius Agricola (1494-1555), scholar of the Renaissance and the father of the mineralogy. For Goldkronach in his writings, Agricola called a weekly gold transfer of 1500 Gulden.
- Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859), German natural scientist, from 1792 to 1796 Oberbergmeister and Oberbergrat in the Prussian Goldkronach. Humboldt revolutionized mining from a technical point of view, but also introduced measures for the education and social protection of miners.
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References
- "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). July 2019.
- "Translation of Goldkronach Info". Retrieved 2008-05-29.
- "Translation of Goldkronach's History". Retrieved 2008-05-29.
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