left|thumb|The [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria|Evangelical-Lutheran St.-Laurentius-Church of Thurnau]]
Thurnau is a municipality in the district of Kulmbach, Germany.
It is known for golfing as well as its potteries.
Thurnau is known for transmitter Thurnau, the medium wave transmission site for Deutschlandfunk, a German national information radio station.
left|thumb|Inside the Church of Thurnau
thumb|Mast of Thurnau transmitter (height: 240 metres)
City arrangement
Thurnau is arranged in the following boroughs:
- Alladorf
- Berndorf
- Felkendorf
- Hörlinreuth
- Hutschdorf
- Kemeritz
- Lanzenreuth
- Leesau
- Limmersdorf
- Lochau
- Menchau
- Partenfeld
- Rottlersreuth
- Tannfeld
- Thurnau
- Trumsdorf
left|thumb|Inside the Church of Thurnau
Famous people
Famous people born in Thurnau
- Carl von Linde, (11 June 1842) was a German engineer who developed refrigeration and gas separation technologies.
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