Creidlitz is a southern suburb of 1705 inhabitants (30 June 2010) of the city of
Coburg
Coburg () is a town located on the Itz river in the Upper Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany. Long part of one of the Thuringian states of the Wettin line, it joined Bavaria by popular vote only in 1920. Until the revolution of 1918, it was ...
in the county of
Upper Franconia
Upper Franconia (german: Oberfranken) is a ''Regierungsbezirk'' (administrative 'Regierungs''region 'bezirk'' of the state of Bavaria, southern Germany. It forms part of the historically significant region of Franconia, the others being Middle F ...
in the state of
Bavaria
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in
Germany
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.
Geography
It is 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) south of Coburg and at the northern edge of the region of '. Creidlitz is bordered by
Ahorn in the west,
Niederfüllbach
Niederfüllbach is a municipality in the district of Coburg in Bavaria in Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, ...
in the south,
Grub am Forst
Grub am Forst is a municipality in the district of Coburg in Bavaria in Germany. It has ca 3,100 residents. The nearest large town is Coburg. The following villages are part of it:
*Buscheller
*Forsthub
*Rohrbach
*Roth am Forst
*Zeickhorn
Th ...
in the east and by
Ketschendorf in the north.
History
Creidlitz was first mentioned in about 870 as ''Grilizi'', the name is of
Slavic origin. It belongs to
Bavaria Slavica
Bavaria Slavica is a historiographic term used to denote the areas populated by West Slavic people (Wends) between the 6th and the 12th centuries in northeastern Bavaria. The Wends settled in Bavaria in several waves between the 6th and the 9th ...
.
On 1 July 1972 Creidlitz merged with the city of Coburg. The last mayor was Hans Blümlein from 1946 to 1972.
Transport
Car
''
Bundesstraße 4
The Bundesstraße 4 (abbr. B4) is a German federal highway running in a northwesterly to southly direction from the state of Schleswig-Holstein to Bavaria. It provides a direct route for motorists traveling between Hamburg and Nuremberg.
The sec ...
''
ederal Highwayruns in the west, while ''
Kreisstraße
A Kreisstraße (literally: "district road" or "county road") is a class of road in Germany. It carries traffic between the towns and villages within a '' Kreis'' or district or between two neighbouring districts. In importance, the ''Kreisstraße ...
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istrict RoadCOs 12 goes through the village itself.
Railways
Creidlitz station is on the
Eisenach–Lichtenfels main line, which opened in 1859. In 1900, the
Itz Valley Railway
The Itz Valley Railway (german: Itzgrundbahn) was a former, 8 kilometre long branch line in Bavaria, Germany, running from Creidlitz, in the borough of Coburg, to Rossach in the municipality of Großheirath.
The single-tracked line has a railway ...
from Creidlitz to
Rossach via
Untersiemau
Untersiemau is a municipality in the district of Coburg in Bavaria in Germany.
Geography Location
Untersiemau lies about 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) south of Coburg at the eastern edge of Itz Valley.
Subdivisions
Untersiemau is divided into ...
and
Großheirath
Großheirath is a Municipalities of Germany, municipality in the Districts of Germany, district of Coburg (district), Coburg in Bavaria in Germany.
References
Coburg (district)
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got into operation. The line, on which there were passenger services until 1984, was lifted in 2005.
The station building is a protected monument.
[Peter Morsbach, Otto Titz: ''Stadt Coburg. Ensembles-Baudenkmäler-Archäologische Denkmäler''. Denkmäler in Bayern. Band IV.48. Karl M. Lipp Verlag, Munich 2006, , p. 442]
References
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