Creußen

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 painted stoneware beer stein of 1696 from the Victoria and Albert Museum
Creußen painted stoneware beer stein of 1675 from the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Creußen
Panorama view of Creußen
Coat of arms
Location of Creußen within Bayreuth district
Creußen
Creußen
Coordinates: 49°50′38.35″N 11°37′21.63″E
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionOberfranken
DistrictBayreuth
Municipal assoc.Creußen
Government
  MayorMartin Dannhäußer (FW)
Area
  Total64.89 km2 (25.05 sq mi)
Highest elevation
640 m (2,100 ft)
Lowest elevation
426 m (1,398 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[1]
  Total4,941
  Density76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
95473
Dialling codes09270
Vehicle registrationBT
Websitewww.stadt-creussen.de

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

  1. "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). July 2019.
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