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The Plassenburg castle in Kulmbach
Kulmbach is the capital of the district of Kulmbach in Bavaria in Germany. The City is famous for the Plassenburg Castle, which contains the largest pewter-figure museum of the world (Tin soldier) and its famous sausages, called "Bratwürste".
[edit] History
[edit] Principality of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
[edit] Geography
[edit] Location
Kulmbach is located in the middle of the bavarian municipal district called Upper Franconia, about 15.5 miles (25 km) northwest of the city Bayreuth. At the southern border of Kulmbach the river Main arises from the small creeks White Main and "Roter Main" Red Main.
[edit] City arrangement
Kulmbach is arranged in the following boroughs:
- Innenstadt (abou 8,655 citizens)
- Siedlung "Am Galgenberg"(about 4,224 citizens)
- Industriegebiet (about 123 citizens)
- Pörbitsch (about 754 citizens)
- Blaich (about 2,029 citizens)
- Kauernburg (about 584 citizens)
- Weiher (about 639 citizens)
- Herlas (about 526 citizens)
- Forstlahm (about 622 citizens)
- Leuchau (about 459 citizens)
- Wickenreuth (about 68 citizens)
- Mangersreuth (about 904 citizens)
- Donnersreuth/Gößmannsreuth (about 103 citizens)
- Ober-/Unterzettlitz (about 172 citizens)
- Windischenhaig/Hitzmain/Aff. (about 320 citizens)
- Katschenreuth (about 887 citizens)
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- Melkendorf (about 730 citizens)
- Seidenhof (about 451 citizens)
- Burghaig (about 1,717 citizens)
- Petzmannsberg (about 1,898 citizens)
- Metzdorf (about 723 citizens)
- Ziegelhütten (about 1,369 citizens)
- Niederndobrach (about 214 citizens)
- Höferänger (about 219 citizens)
- Lehenthal (about 284 citizens)
- Baumgarten (about 133 citizens)
- Grafendobrach (about 167 citizens)
- Lösau (about 126 citizens)
- Kirchleus (about 288 citizens)
- Ober-/Unterdornlach (about 194 citizens)
- Altenreuth/Höfstetten (about 59 citizens)
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[edit] Politics
[edit] Mayors
- 1946–1958: Georg Hagen, SPD
- 1958–1970: Wilhelm Murrmann, FWG
- 1970–1994: Dr. Erich Stammberger, Wählergemeinschaft Kulmbach (WGK)
- 1994–2007: Inge Aures, SPD
- since 2007: Henry Schramm, CSU
[edit] Sister Cities
[edit] Culture and places of interest
[edit] Museums
- German pewter-figure museum Plassenburg, with more than 300,000 tin figures
- Plassenburg museums
- Bavarian brewery and bakery museum
[edit] Additional Information
The brewery Kulmbacher, one of the largest in Germany was founded in Kulmbach and made it famous for its beer. The city is also known as "The secret capital of beer". Additionally, at the end of July Kulmbach celebrates a very large festival called Bierfest (Beerfest).
[edit] Notable Residents
Bursa, Turkey since 1998
Kilmarnock, Scotland since 1974
Lüneburg, Germany, Lower-Saxony since 1967
Lugo, Italy since 1974
Rust, Austria since 1981
