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.
Geographyedit
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 armsedit
The arms display the heraldic eagle of the Hohenzollern dynasty together with the white and blue pattern of Bavaria.
Towns and municipalitiesedit
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district
^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)
External linksedit
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bayreuth, district, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, bayreuth, district, news, newspapers, books, sch. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Bayreuth district news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 Nurnberger Land Forchheim and Bamberg BayreuthDistrictFlagCoat of armsCountryGermanyStateBavariaAdm regionUpper FranconiaCapitalBayreuthArea Total1 273 km2 492 sq mi Population 31 December 2022 1 Total104 702 Density82 km2 210 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST Vehicle registrationBT EBS ESB KEM MUB PEGWebsitewww wbr landkreis bayreuth wbr de Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Coat of arms 4 Towns and municipalities 5 Sights 6 References 7 External linksHistory editThe district was established in 1972 by merging the former districts of Bayreuth and Pegnitz adding the town Gefrees of the former district of Munchberg and the town of Speichersdorf of the former district of Kemnath Geography editThe 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 editThe arms display the heraldic eagle of the Hohenzollern dynasty together with the white and blue pattern of Bavaria Towns and municipalities edit nbsp Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the districtTowns MunicipalitiesBad Berneck Betzenstein Creussen Gefrees Goldkronach Hollfeld Pegnitz Pottenstein Waischenfeld Ahorntal Aufsess Bindlach Bischofsgrun Eckersdorf Emtmannsberg Fichtelberg Gesees Glashutten Haag Heinersreuth Hummeltal KirchenpingartenMehlmeiselMistelbachMistelgauPlankenfelsPlechPrebitzSchnabelwaidSeybothenreuthSpeichersdorfWarmensteinachWeidenbergSights edit nbsp Schloss Aufsess Aufsess nbsp Schloss Fantaisie Eckersdorf nbsp Schloss Freienfels Hollfeld nbsp Hollfeld Hollfeld nbsp Pegnitz Pegnitz nbsp Burg Pottenstein Pottenstein nbsp Teufelshohle Pottenstein nbsp Tuchersfeld Pottenstein nbsp Burg Waischenfeld Waischenfeld nbsp Schloss Wiesentfels HollfeldReferences edit Genesis Online Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes fur Statistik Tabelle 12411 003r Fortschreibung des Bevolkerungsstandes Gemeinden Stichtag Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Landkreis Bayreuth Official website in German 49 55 N 11 30 E 49 92 N 11 5 E 49 92 11 5 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bayreuth district amp oldid 1202967954, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
