Creidlitz Explained

Type:Ortsteil
Town:Coburg
Coordinates:50.2344°N 10.9806°W
State:Bavaria
Region:Oberfranken
Elevation:300
Area:2.3
Population:1705
Pop Ref:[1]
Stand:2010
Postal Code:96450
Area Code:09571
Licence:CO

Creidlitz is a southern suburb of 1705 inhabitants (30 June 2010) of the city of Coburg in the county of Upper Franconia in the state of Bavaria in Germany.

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 in the south, Grub am Forst 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. 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 [Federal Highway] runs in the west, while Kreisstraße [District Road] COs 12 goes through the village itself.

Railways

See main article: article. Creidlitz station is on the Eisenach–Lichtenfels main line, which opened in 1859. In 1900, the Itz Valley Railway from Creidlitz to Rossach via Untersiemau and Großheirath got into operation. The line, on which there were passenger services until 1984, was lifted in 2005.

The station building is a protected monument.[2]

Notes and References

  1. (de) Creidlitz. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  2. Peter Morsbach, Otto Titz: Stadt Coburg. Ensembles-Baudenkmäler-Archäologische Denkmäler. Denkmäler in Bayern. Band IV.48. Karl M. Lipp Verlag, Munich 2006,, p. 442