Stadtsteinach is a town in the district of Kulmbach, in

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. It is situated in the

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, 8 km northeast of

Kulmbach Kulmbach () is the capital of the district of Kulmbach in Bavaria in Germany. The town is famous for Plassenburg Castle, which houses the largest tin soldier museum in the world, and for its sausages, or ''Bratwürste''. Geography Location K ...

. It is known for its proximity to mountains, fields and nature reserves.

Town divisions

Stadtsteinach is arranged in the following boroughs: left, 250px, Steinachklamm in the valley of Untere Steinach river in winter

Sons and daughters of the town

* Karl Burkart (1798–1851), German administrative lawyer * Friedrich Baur, founder of Baur Versand, established 1925 in

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, a division of Burgkunstadt. Baur Versand had been one of the pioneers of mail order, later online business and is part of the

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since 1997. * Michael Schnabrich (1880–1939),

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(

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) and Reichstag deputy of

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(voting against the

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)

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(1892-1950), politician (NSDAP), SA-Obergruppenführer and chief editor of the

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* Jörg Dittwar (born 1963), football player *

Simone Mathes Simone Mathes (born 13 March 1975 in Stadtsteinach, Bavaria) is a retired female hammer thrower from Germany. She set her personal best (67.97 metres) on 31 May 2004 at a meet in Fränkisch-Crumbach. Mathes also competed in the discus throw and th ...

(born 1975), hammer thrower, several times German champion during the 1990s

References

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