Creußen

Also known as Creussen, Kreussen

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. thumb|left|Creußen painted stoneware beer stein of 1696 from the [[Victoria and Albert Museum]] thumb|left|Creußen painted stoneware beer stein of 1675 from the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] Creußen is famous for its stoneware beer steins.

Key facts

German location.type: Stadt
German location.image_coa: DEU Creußen COA.svg
German location.image_photo: Creußen.jpg
German location.image_caption: Panorama view of Creußen
German location.image_plan: Creußen in BT.svg
German location.state: Bayern
German location.region: Oberfranken
German location.district: Bayreuth
German location.Verwaltungsgemeinschaft: Creußen
German location.elevation: 426-640
German location.area: 64.89
German location.postal_code: 95473
German location.area_code: 09270
German location.licence: BT
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel: 09 4 72 127
German location.website: www.stadt-creussen.de
German location.mayor: Martin Dannhäußer
German location.leader_term: 2020–26

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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.

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