Bayreuth Festival
The Bayreuth Festival (German: Bayreuther Festspiele) is a music festival held annually in Bayreuth, Germany, at which performances of operas by the 19th-century German composer Richard Wagner are presented.
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Bayreuth (German pronunciation: [baɪˈʁɔʏt]; Upper Franconian: [ba(ː)ˈɾaɪ̯t]) is a sizeable town in northern Bavaria, Germany, on the Red Main river in a valley between the Franconian Jura and the Fichtelgebirge Mountains. The town's roots date back to 1194 and it is nowadays the capital of Upper Franconia with a population of 72,576 (2009).
Population: 75,061
Latitude: 49° 56' 52.15" N
Longitude: 11° 34' 44.15" E
Articles of interest in Bayreuth
26 Articles of interest near Bayreuth, Germany
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The Bayreuth Festspielhaus or Bayreuth Festival Theatre (German: Bayreuther Festspielhaus, pronounced [ˈbaɪ̯ʁɔʏ̯tɐ ˈfɛstʃpiːlˌhaʊ̯s]) is an opera house north of Bayreuth, Germany, dedicated solely to the performance of operas by the 19th-century Ger…
University of Bayreuth
The University of Bayreuth is a public research university situated in Bayreuth, Germany. It was founded in 1975 as a campus university focusing on international collaboration and interdisciplinarity. The university has an outstanding reputation in …
Margravial Opera House
The Margravial Opera House (German: Markgräfliches Opernhaus) is a Baroque opera house in the town of Bayreuth, Germany, built between 1744 and 1748. It is one of Europe's few surviving theatres of the period and has been extensively restored.
German Steam Locomotive Museum
The German Steam Locomotive Museum (Deutsches Dampflokomotiv-Museum) or DDM is located at the foot of the famous Schiefe Ebene ramp on the Ludwig South-North Railway in Neuenmarkt, Upper Franconia. This region is in northern Bavaria, Germany.
Wahnfried
Wahnfried was the name given by Richard Wagner to his villa in Bayreuth.
Plassenburg
Plassenburg is a castle in the city of Kulmbach in Bavaria. It is one of the most impressive castles in Germany and a symbol of the city. It was first mentioned in 1135. The Plassenberg family were ministerial of the counts of Andechs (later the duk…
Kulmbach (district)
Kulmbach is a district in Bavaria, Germany.
Bayreuth (district)
Bayreuth is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It surrounds, but does not include the city of Bayreuth.
Bindlacher Berg Airport
Bindlacher Berg Airport (IATA: BYU, ICAO: EDQD), or Verkehrslandeplatz Bayreuth in German, is a regional airport in Bindlach, Bavaria 5 km northeast of the city of Bayreuth.
Trockau
Trockau is a village in the district of Bayreuth, in Bavaria, Germany, with about 550 inhabitants.
Schiefe Ebene
The Schiefe Ebene (German pronunciation: [ˈʃiːfə ˈeːbənə] literally: 'inclined plane') is a steep railway incline on the course of the Bamberg–Hof section of the Ludwig South-North Railway in the region of Upper Franconia, in Bavaria, Germany.
Hans-Walter-Wild-Stadion
The Hans-Walter-Wild-Stadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Bayreuth, Germany. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of SpVgg Bayreuth.
Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg–Bischofsgrün railway
The Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg–Bischofsgrün railway was one of the seven railways that used to serve the Fichtelgebirge area.
Graf-Münster-Gymnasium
The Graf-Münster-Gymnasium is the biggest institute in Bayreuth.
Bayreuth Hauptbahnhof
Bayreuth Hauptbahnhof is the main railway station in the German town of Bayreuth, in northern Bavaria.
Bayreuth Altstadt–Kulmbach railway
The Bayreuth Altstadt–Kulmbach railway was a branch line in the Bavarian province of Upper Franconia in southern Germany.
Ökologisch-Botanischer Garten der Universität Bayreuth
The Ökologisch-Botanischer Garten der Universität Bayreuth (16 hectares) is a botanical garden maintained by the University of Bayreuth.