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Kulmbach

Total population

27,592

Air quality index

33Good
Coordinates50.11°, 11.46°

Demographic figures from Destatis. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Kulmbach is the capital of the district of Kulmbach in Bavaria in Germany. The town, once a stronghold of the Principality of Bayreuth, is renowned for its University of Life Sciences, a branch of the University of Bayreuth, the massive Plassenburg Castle, which houses the largest tin soldier museum in the world, for its brewery, its vivid food industry, which hosts some of the world's biggest food businesses, and for its sausages, or Bratwürste.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
50.1071
Longitude
11.4582
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
33
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
5.4
PM10 (µg/m³)
8.8
Ozone (µg/m³)
100
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.8

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
33,682
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    613
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    590
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    539
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker
    Dendrocopos major (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    473
  • Common Buzzard
    Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    466
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    446
  • Yellowhammer
    Emberiza citrinella Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    439
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    418

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
67
Largest magnitude
4.4
Largest event
2008-10-10

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

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Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

Destatis — German Federal Statistical Office

AGS
09477128
Population (Wikidata)
26,052
Wikidata
Q157598

Amtlicher Gemeindeschlüssel (AGS) via Wikidata P439

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
  • • Destatis — German Federal Statistical Office — Amtlicher Gemeindeschlüssel (AGS) via Wikidata P439