Creußen
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Panorama view of Creußen | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Creußen within Bayreuth district | |
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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 |
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| 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 (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 4,914 |
| • Density | 76/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
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References
- ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2024; Basis Zensus 2022" [Municipalities, counties, and administrative districts in Bavaria; Based on the 2022 Census] (CSV) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik.