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Bayreuth. / 49.94806°N 11.57833°E / 49.94806; 11.57833. Bayreuth ( German: [baɪˈʁɔʏt] ⓘ, Upper Franconian: [ba (ː)ˈɾaɪ̯t]; Bareid) is a town in northern Bavaria, Germany, on the Red Main river in a valley between the Franconian Jura and the Fichtel Mountains. The town's roots date back to 1194.
The University of Bayreuth (German: Universität Bayreuth) is a public research university located in Bayreuth, Germany. It is one of the youngest German universities. It is broadly organized into seven undergraduate and graduate faculties, with each faculty defining its own admission standards and academic programs in near autonomy.
Pop. (2003 est.) 74,818. This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen. Bayreuth, city, Bavaria Land (state), east-central Germany. It lies on the Roter (Red) Main River between the Fichtelgebirge (mountainous plateau) and the Franconian Jura Mountains, northeast of Nürnberg.
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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.
May 21, 2018 · BAYREUTH. The music of the composer and festival founder Richard Wagner (1813–1883) and the national myths staged and set to music in his operas make up the fascination surrounding the most famous German festival in the twentieth century. Wagner's conception, developed in the middle of the nineteenth century, of an "artwork of the future" as ...
The Principality of Bayreuth ( German: Fürstentum Bayreuth) or Margraviate of Brandenburg-Bayreuth ( Markgraftum Brandenburg-Bayreuth) was an immediate territory of the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by a Franconian branch of the Hohenzollern dynasty. Since Burgrave Frederick VI of Nuremberg was enfeoffed with the Margraviate of Brandenburg in 1415/ ...
The Hermitage in Bayreuth is an impressive combination of gardens and various buildings dating back to the 18th century, including the Old and New Palace and Monplaisir House. Visitors can head off on a stroll through the spectacular gardens to watch the water features, marvel at the Old and New Palace, admire the sun temple and theatre ruins ...
