Creußen
Creußen | |
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Location of Creußen within Bayreuth district | |
Coordinates: 49°50′38.35″N 11°37′21.63″E / 49.8439861°N 11.6226750°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Bavaria |
Admin. region | Oberfranken |
District | Bayreuth |
Municipal assoc. | Creußen |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–26) | Martin Dannhäußer[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 64.89 km2 (25.05 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 640 m (2,100 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 426 m (1,398 ft) |
Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 5,111 |
• Density | 79/km2 (200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 95473 |
Dialling codes | 09270 |
Vehicle registration | BT |
Website | www.stadt-creussen.de |
Creußen is a town in the district of Bayreuth in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the Red Main river, 13 km southeast of Bayreuth.
Creußen is famous for its stoneware beer steins.
Creußen is the starting point of the Red Main branch of the Main-Radweg bicycle path which stretches about 600 km along the Main until the mouth into the Rhine.
Notable people
- Christoph Wirth (1870–1950), German physicist and inventor
References
- ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).