Figures, Dates, Facts
History
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1194
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First documentary evidence of Baierrute by Bishop Otto II of Bamberg.
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1231
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Status as town (civitas) conferred
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1260
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Bayreuth is inherited by the Franconian Hohenzollern, i. e. the Burgraves of Nuremberg.
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1430
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The town is conquered and destroyed by the Hussites.
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1533
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Margrave Georg establishes the Reformation by a new church order.
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1602
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Epidemic of the Plague causes the death of more than 1,000 inhabitants.
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1603
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Margrave Christian transfers the margravial residence from Kulmbach to the Old Palace in Bayreuth.
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1632 to
1634
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During the Thirty Years' War the town is captured and looted by imperial troops in three consecutive years.
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1735
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Margrave Friedrich and Margravine Wilhelmine begin their reign.
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1748
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Opening ceremony of the Margravial Opera House to celebrate the wedding of princess Elisabeth Friederike.
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1792
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After the resignation of Margrave Alexander Bayreuth becomes a Prussian province.
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1810
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Due to Napoleon Bayreuth becomes part of the Kingdom of Bavaria.
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1876
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At the first Bayreuth Festival Richard Wagner performs "The Ring of the Nibelungs" three times.
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1945
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About a third of the town is destroyed by air raids.
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1975
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Lecturing and research work are taken up at the newly founded Bayreuth University.
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1993
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Bayreuth is appointed Oberzentrum (administrative and economic centre).
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1998
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Bayreuth University celebrates the topping-out ceremony of the 6th Faculty for Applied Natural Sciences
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1999
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Official opening of the new thermal spa "Lohengrin Therme" in Seulbitz.
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2001
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Anniversary: 125 years Bayreuth Festival, 50 years New Bayreuth.
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Municipal area
altitude 345 m
area 6,691 ha
of which:
developed areas 20.77 %
roads and highways 7.37 %
forests, public parks, play and sports grounds 21.10 %
agricultural area 47.74 %
other areas 3,02 %
length of town limits 56.8 km
Population
development of the population:
1871: 17 841
1910: 34 547
1939: 45 028
1946: 55 612
1959: 61 088
1970: 64 536
1980: 70 039
1990: 72 345
2006: 73 202
ninth largest town in Bavaria; fifth largest town in Franconia; largest town in Upper Franconia
denominations:
Protestant 63.7 %
Catholic 28.8 %
others 7.5 %
households: 35,145
The town council
Lord Mayor
Dr. Michael Hohl (CSU) since 2006
2nd honorary Mayor
Thomas Ebersberger (CSU) since 2002
3rd honorary Mayor
Dr. Beate Kuhn (SPD) since 2008
term of office 2008 - 2014:
- CSU (Christian Social Union) 13 seats
- SPD (Social Democratic Party) 10 seats
- Bayreuther Gemeinschaft 10 seats
- Die GRÜNEN und Unabhängigen (The Greens and Independents) 4 seats
- Junges Bayreuth 2 seats
- Bayreuther Bürger-Liste 1 seat
- FDP (The Liberals) 2 seats
- BT go! 2 seats
Twin towns and partnerships
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Annecy/France
since 1966
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Rudolstadt/Thuringia
since 1990
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La Spezia/Italy
since 1999
- Cultural partnership with the Austrian Burgenland
since 1990
- Shaoxing/China
since 1995
- Cultural cooperation with Venice/Italy
since 1994
- Association with a homeland society from Franzensbad since 1955
Connections by road, rail and air
- Bundesautobahn A 9 Munich-Berlin
- Bundesautobahn A 70 Schweinfurt-Bayreuth
- Deutsche Bahn AG/German Railway:
Franken-Sachsen-Express train service to Nuremberg and Dresden
Additional hourly regional express train service from Nuremberg to Bayreuth and back
- Regional Airport Bayreuth
Culture, sport and entertainment facilities
Theatres
- Richard-Wagner-Festspielhaus (Festival Theatre) 1,925 seats
- Markgravial Opera House 523 seats
- Stadthalle (Civic Hall)
Großes Haus (Main Hall) 930 seats
Kleines Haus (Little Theatre) 277 seats
Balkonsaal (Balcony Hall) 365 seats
- studiobühne bayreuth 170 seats
- Brandenburger Kulturstadl 99 seats
- Kleines Theater Performances in the Civic Hall
Museums
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Richard-Wagner-Museum, Haus Wahnfried
Richard-Wagner-Straße 48
- Jean-Paul-Museum
Wahnfriedstraße 1
- Franz-Liszt-Museum
Wahnfriedstraße 9
- Historical Museum
Kirchplatz 6
- German Freemason Museum
Im Hofgarten 1
- German Typewriter Museum
Bernecker Straße 11
- Environmental Museum (Upper Franconia)
Kanzleistraße 1
- Maisel' s Brewery Museum
Kulmbacher Straße 40
- Museum of Agricultural Tools and Equipment
Adolf-Wächter-Straße 17
- Fire Brigade Museum
An der Feuerwache 4
- IWALEWA-Haus, Africa Centre of Bayreuth University
Münzgasse 9
- Little Poster Museum
Friedrich-Puchta-Straße 12
- Wo Sarazen Art
Brandenburger Straße 36
- Archaeological Museum (Historischer Verein Oberfranken)
Ludwigstraße 25 b
- Natural Science Museum
Karolinenreuther Straße 58
- School Museum
Richard-Wagner-Gymnasium
Graserschule
Wittelsbacherring 9
Schulstraße 4
- Bayreuth Fayences (New Palace)
Ludwigstraße 21
- Museum of Modern Fine Arts
Maximilianstraße 33
Sports centre
- Oberfrankenhalle (multi-purpose sports hall) with 3,970 seats
- Hans Walter Wild Stadium for 20,000 spectators
- SVB-Indoor Pool 50-m-pool with 8 lanes
- Ice rink for 4,705 people
- Triple gymn (with facilities for different sports)
Swimming pools
- Lohengrin-Therme Bayreuth (thermal spa; officialy recognised as water with healing properties)
Kurpromenade 5
- Kreuzsteinbad (outdoor swimming pool)
Universitätsstraße 20
- Stadtbad (indoor pool including different saunas)
Kolpingstraße
- SVB-indoor pool
Am Sportpark 5
- Altstadtbad (outdoor swimming pool)
Fantaisiestraße
- Freiluftbad (recreational sunbathing areas)
An der Bürgerreuth
Golf course Rodersberg
- 18-hole-course
Am Rodersberg
Schools, Colleges
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1 University
of Bayreuth with approx. 9,000 students
- 5 grammar schools
- 2 secondary schools
- 12 primary schools
- 6 special schools
- 29 vocational schools
- 1 music school
- 1 euro school
Tourism
- beds: 2,400
- hotels: 18
- guest houses: 15
- sanatories: 2
- youth hostel: 1
- guests per year approx. 115,000
overnight stays per year approx. 360,000
of which were foreigners approx. 15 %
Excursions
- Hofgarten (court gardens)
- Festspielpark
- Eremitage (hermitage)
- Röhrensee (animal park)
- Miedelspark
- Fantaisie
Economy
Number of employees liable for national insurance contributions 38,550
working in the following sectors:
- manufacturing industries 22.3 %
- building trade 6.0 %
- commerce 15.8 %
- transport, information 2.8 %
- banking, insurance 5.0 %
- other services 31.5 %
- territorial authorities, social insurances 10.5 %
Companies with state participation
- GEWOG
company responsible for housing construction and welfare
Gutenbergstraße 8
- BSG
slaughter house
Drossenfelder Straße 7
- Stadtwerke Bayreuth Holding GmbH
holding for all municipal companies
Birkenstraße 2
- BEW
company responsible for energy and water supply
Birkenstraße 2
- BVB
company responsible for public transport and public baths
Birkenstraße 2
- BTB
company responsible for Bayreuth' s thermal bath
Birkenstraße 2
- Bayreuther Medien GmbH
Maximilianstraße 58/60
Social institutions
- 5 hospitals 2,074 beds
- 9 old people' s and nursing homes 818 beds
- 2 old people homes 17 two-room-flats; 20 one-room-flats; 68 apartments
- 41 kindergardens, day nurseries and creches 2,267 places
- 1 special school for the severely disabled
- 1 Workshop for disabled teenagers and adults 340 places
- 6 homes for children 569 places
- 73 children' s playgrounds and playing fields
Contact
Information, advice and assistance for municipal and other authorities
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