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.

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

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Creußen painted stoneware beer stein of 1675 from the Metropolitan Museum of Art

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

• Template:Ill (1870–1950), German physicist and inventor