Bayreuth (district)

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Bayreuth
District
Flagge Landkreis Bayreuth.svg
Flag
Wappen Landkreis Bayreuth.svg
Coat of arms
Bayreuth (district)
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Adm. region Upper Franconia
Capital Bayreuth
Government
 • District admin.Florian Wiedemann (FW)
Area
 • Total
1,273 km2 (492 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2024) [1]
 • Total
103,215
 • Density81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration BT, EBS, ESB, KEM, MÜB, PEG
Website www.landkreis-bayreuth.de

Bayreuth (German pronunciation: [baɪˈʁɔʏt] ⓘ ) is a Landkreis (district) in Bavaria, Germany. It surrounds, but does not include the city of Bayreuth. The district is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Kulmbach, Hof, Wunsiedel, Tirschenreuth, Neustadt an der Waldnaab, Amberg-Sulzbach, Nürnberger Land, Forchheim and Bamberg.

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History

The district was established in 1972 by merging the former districts of Bayreuth and Pegnitz, adding the town Gefrees of the former district of Münchberg and the town of Speichersdorf of the former district of Kemnath.

Geography

The sources of the White Main and the Red Main are both located in the district. The Red Main rises in the very south in the hills of the Frankish Alb, the White Main has its source in the Fichtel Mountains in the east. Both rivers run to the northwest, but do not meet within the district's borders.

The valley of the Red Main separates the two major geographical regions of the district from each other: the hilly countryside of the Franconian Jura and the much higher Fichtel Mountains.

Within the county lies the Veldenstein Forest, one of the largest contiguous areas of woodland in Bavaria.

Coat of arms

The arms display the heraldic eagle of the Hohenzollern dynasty together with the white and blue pattern of Bavaria.

Towns and municipalities

Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district Municipalities in BT.svgPrüllWarmensteinacher Forst-NordWaidacher ForstWaidacher ForstNeubauer Forst-NordHeinersreuther ForstGlashüttener ForstForst Neustädtlein am ForstGemeindefreies Gebiet FichtelbergHaagMistelbachGlashüttenPegnitzFichtelbergBischofsgrüner ForstPottenstein
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district
TownsMunicipalities
  1. Bad Berneck
  2. Betzenstein
  3. Creußen
  4. Gefrees
  5. Goldkronach
  6. Hollfeld
  7. Pegnitz
  8. Pottenstein
  9. Waischenfeld
  1. Ahorntal
  2. Aufseß
  3. Bindlach
  4. Bischofsgrün
  5. Eckersdorf
  6. Emtmannsberg
  7. Fichtelberg
  8. Gesees
  9. Glashütten
  10. Haag
  11. Heinersreuth
  12. Hummeltal
  1. Kirchenpingarten
  2. Mehlmeisel
  3. Mistelbach
  4. Mistelgau
  5. Plankenfels
  6. Plech
  7. Prebitz
  8. Schnabelwaid
  9. Seybothenreuth
  10. Speichersdorf
  11. Warmensteinach
  12. Weidenberg

Sights

Aufsess1.jpg Schloss AufseßAufseß
Eckersdorf-Schloss Fantaisie.JPG Schloss Fantaisie Eckersdorf
Freienfels bei Hollfeld.JPG Schloss FreienfelsHollfeld
Marienplatz Hollfeld 01.JPG HollfeldHollfeld
Pegnitz.jpg PegnitzPegnitz
Pottenstein-Burg1-Asio.JPG Burg PottensteinPottenstein
Teufelshoehle.jpg TeufelshöhlePottenstein
Tuchersfeld.jpg Tüchersfeld Pottenstein
Waischenfeld-Burg1-Asio.JPG Burg WaischenfeldWaischenfeld
Wiesentfels Schloss.jpg Schloss WiesentfelsHollfeld

References

  1. ↑ "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.

49°55′N11°30′E / 49.92°N 11.5°E / 49.92; 11.5

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