The most northern administrative district in the governmental district Upper Franconia is the administrative district Kronach. He borders in the north on the administrative district Saalfeld-Rudolstadt in Thuringia, in the north-east to the administrative district Saale-OrlaKreis (likewise in Thuringia), in the east to the administrative district Hof, in the south in administrative district Kulmbach and in administrative district Lichtenfels, in the southwest in administrative district Coburg and in the west to the administrative district Sonneberg (also in Thuringia). Towns in the administrative district Kronach are Kronach, Ludwigsstadt, Teuschnitz and Wallenfels, markets are Küps, Marktrodach, Mitwitz, Nordhalven, Pressig, Steinwiesen and Tettau, municipalities in the administrative district Kronach are Reichenbach, Schneckenlohe, Steinbach am Wald, Stockheim, Tschirm, Weißenbrunn and Wilhelmsthal. In the administrative district Kronach approx. 74,000 residents live what proves with a surface of 651 kms ² a middle population density of approx. 114 residents km ².

Typically for the administrative district Kronach are its quickly streaming watercourses like the Rodach or the Haslach and the high interest in forest surfaces.

The Franc Wood (Frankenwald) </left> with its heights to 700 meters lies predominantly in area of the administrative district Kronach. With the drinking water reservoir in north-half one of the meaning fresh water tanks of Bavaria lies in the administrative district Kronach.

Long the wooden economy dominated in the administrative district Kronach the economy. On the flow runs like the Rodach and more far over the Main the tribes were floated of Franc Wood (Frankenwald) to Frankfurt and partially to Holland. At the end him cast time in the wooden economy started the structure change which has done meanwhile the administrative district Kronach a location for high tech companies from the consumer electronics and the automobile ancillary industry. Is seen touristically the administrative district Kronach a pearl in the German low mountain ranges. With its most different possibilities, from hiking, rafting, cycling, unique museums like the oblique museum, delightful chocolates directly from the producer, its castles like the overriding fortress Rosenberg and Locks like the moated castle in Mitwitz and many things more the administrative district Kronach is worth at every season a trip. The houses are covered in the administrative district Kronach still often around with slate shingles what causes a peculiar mood in autumn in ascending fog. Romantics, painters or photographers with a slope to atmospheric images get in the administrative district Kronach especially at their expense. Not free of charge come meaning artist with worldwide fame like Lucas Cranach from Kronach!