- Bayreuth (district)
Infobox German district
name=Bayreuth
state=Bavaria
capital=Bayreuth
regierungsbezirk=Oberfranken
region=Oberfranken-Ost
area=1273
population=109,200
population_as_of=2001
density=86
carsign=BT
url= [http://www.landkreis-bayreuth.de landkreis-bayreuth.de]Bayreuth is a district in
Bavaria ,Germany . It surrounds, but does not include the city ofBayreuth . The district is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Kulmbach, Hof, Wunsiedel, Tirschenreuth, Neustadt/Waldnaab,Amberg-Sulzbach ,Nürnberger Land , Forchheim and Bamberg.History
The district was established in
1972 by merging the former districts of Bayreuth andPegnitz , adding the townGefrees of the former district ofMünchberg and the town ofSpeichersdorf of the former district ofKemnath .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 theFichtelgebirge 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 Frankish Alb and the much higher Fichtelgebirge.
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Towns and municipalities
External links
* [http://www.landkreis-bayreuth.de/ Official website] (German)
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