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Town in Bavaria, Germany
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 / 49.8439861; 11.6226750 | |
Country | Germany |
State | Bavaria |
Admin. region | Oberfranken |
District | Bayreuth |
Municipal assoc. | Creußen |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–26) | Martin Dannhäußer |
Area | |
• Total | 64.89 km (25.05 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 640 m (2,100 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 426 m (1,398 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 5,027 |
• Density | 77/km (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.
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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).
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