Back Bayreuth Afrikaans Bayreuth AN بايرويت Arabic بايرويت ARZ Bayroyt Azerbaijani بایرویت AZB Байройт Bashkir Bayreuth BAN Bareid BAR Байрайт Byelorussian
Bayreuth | |
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 Town square | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Bayreuth  | |
  Bayreuth  Bayreuth | |
| Coordinates: 49°56′53″N 11°34′42″E / 49.94806°N 11.57833°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Upper Franconia |
| District | Urban district |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor | Brigitte Merk-Erbe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 66.92 km2 (25.84 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 340 m (1,120 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 74,506 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 95401 – 95448 |
| Dialling codes | 0921, 09201, 09209 |
| Vehicle registration | BT |
| Website | www.bayreuth.de |
Bayreuth (German: [ˈbaɪ̯rɔʏ̯t] or [baɪ̯ˈrɔʏ̯t]; Upper Franconian: [ba(ː)ˈɾaɪ̯t]; Bavarian: Bareid; East Franconian: Baraid) is a town in northern Bavaria, Germany. It is the capital of Upper Franconia. About 74,000 people live there. Bayreuth is internationally famous for the Bayreuth Festival (German: Bayreuther Festspiele), a festival for the music of Richard Wagner. Nearby bigger cities are Coburg, Bamberg, Hof and Nuremberg. Bayreuth has a university, the University of Bayreuth.
- ↑ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) .