Bayreuth (German: [baɪˈʁɔʏt] (listen), Upper Franconian: ; Bavarian: Bareid) is a 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. In the 21st century, it is the capital of Upper Franconia and has a population of 72,148 (2015). It hosts the annual Bayreuth Festival, at which performances of operas by the 19th-century German composer Richard Wagner are presented. The current Member of the German Bundestag for Bayreuth is Silke Launert from the Christian Social Union in Bavaria. More information...
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