Creußen
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Panorama view of Creußen | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Creußen
within Bayreuth district | |
Location of Creußen | |
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| 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 | 78.76/km2 (204.0/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 (German pronunciation: [ˈkʁɔʏsn̩] ⓘ) 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
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References
- ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.