Teuschnitz () is a
town
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in the
district of Kronach, in
Bavaria
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,
Germany
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. It is situated in the
, 19 km north of
Kronach
Kronach (; ) is a Town#Germany, town in Upper Franconia, Germany, located in the Franconian Forest area. It is the capital of the Kronach (district), district Kronach.
The town is equipped with a nearly complete city wall and Germany's biggest an ...
, and 15 km east of
Sonneberg
Sonneberg () in Thuringia, Germany, is the seat of the Sonneberg district. It is in the Franconian south of Thuringia, neighboring its Upper Franconian twin town Neustadt bei Coburg.
Sonneberg became known as the "world toy city", and is home ...
.
History
The earliest record on Teuschnitz is from 1187, when the Bishop Otto II gave it to the Langheim Monastery. Between 1250 and 1329, the town was given market rights.
References
Kronach (district)
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