Goldkronach
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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 / 50.0115000°N 11.6873139°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Oberfranken |
| District | Bayreuth |
| Subdivisions | 26 Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Holger Bär[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 30.68 km2 (11.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 443 m (1,453 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 3,451 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 95497 |
| Dialling codes | 09273 |
| Vehicle registration | BT |
| Website | www.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.
History
[edit]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
[edit]- 1961: 2945
- 1970: 2935
- 1987: 2903
- 2000: 3598
- 2010: 3606
Notable people
[edit]- Sigismund von Reitzenstein (1766-1847), politician and diplomat of Baden
Lived and worked in Goldkronach
[edit]- 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.[clarification needed][citation needed]
- Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859), 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.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2024; Basis Zensus 2022" [Municipalities, counties, and administrative districts in Bavaria; Based on the 2022 Census] (CSV) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik.
- ^ "Translation of Goldkronach Info". Archived from the original on 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
- ^ "Translation of Goldkronach's History". Retrieved 2008-05-29.
- ^ 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.
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