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
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Coordinates: 49°50′38.35″N 11°37′21.63″E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Bavaria |
Admin. region | Oberfranken |
District | Bayreuth |
Municipal assoc. | Creußen |
Government | |
• Mayor | Martin Dannhäußer (FW) |
Area | |
• Total | 64.89 km2 (25.05 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 640 m (2,100 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 426 m (1,398 ft) |
Population (2018-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 4,941 |
• Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Postal codes | 95473 |
Dialling codes | 09270 |
Vehicle registration | BT |
Website | www.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
- "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). July 2019.
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