Creußen

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Creußen
Town
Panorama view of Creußen
Coat of arms
Location of Creußen within Bayreuth district
Interactive map of Creußen
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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 km2 (25.05 sq mi)
Elevation	426–640 m (1,398–2,100 ft)
Population  (2025-12-31)
• Total	4,925
• Density	75.90/km2 (196.6/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 small town in the district of Bayreuth in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the Red Main river, 13 km southeast of Bayreuth.

The municipality of Creußen comprises Creußen itself, the former market town of Lindenhardt, the villages of Althaidhof, Bühl, Gottsfeld, Großweiglareuth, Neuhaidhof, Neuhof, Schwürz, Seidwitz, Tiefenthal and Unterschwarzach, and a number of hamlets, including Boden, Hörlasreuth, Kotzmannsreuth, Letten, Neuenreuth, Ottmannsreuth and Wasserkraut.

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 [de] (1870–1950), German physicist and inventor

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