Kronach
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Kronach is a town in Upper Franconia, Germany, located in the Franconian Forest area. It is the capital of the district Kronach.
Historical town centre with the Haßlach River
Rosenberg Fortress, which dominates the town
The greater coat of arms of Kronach, commemorating the flayed men
Lucas Cranach, 1550
Heunischenburg
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The Heunischenburg is a stone fortification of the late Urnfield period near the Upper Franconian town of Kronach in Germany. Its heyday was in the 9th century BC, making it the oldest stone fortifica
Kronach
…Ziegelerden The area of Kronach has been occupied for millennia, and in the late Bronze Age, the Heunischenburg, the oldest known stone fortification north of the Alps, was built nearby. Kronach was first mentioned in a chronicle of Thietmar of Merseburg in 1003…
The Heunischenburg near Gehülz (Kronach)
Front view of the Heunischenburg
The Heunischenburg with a view through the gateway looking east
View from above the reconstructed wall