Gefrees

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Gefrees

Total population

4,798

Elevation500 m

Land area50.32 km²

Coordinates50.09°, 11.74°

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City facts

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Overview

Gefrees is a town in the district of Bayreuth, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated in the Fichtel Mountains, 21 km northeast of Bayreuth. It was the site of a battle during the Napoleonic Wars.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

J

Johann von Wallenrode

archbishop of Riga, Livonia (1370-1419)

Sigismund von Reitzenstein

German politician (1766-1847)

C

Carl Zimmerer

German economist and author (1926–2001)

A

Adolf Köberle

German theologian (1898-1990)

A

Armin Gruen

professor

Henrik Ohlmeyer

German ski jumper

K

Karl Heidenreich

German painter (1901-1965)

S

Samuel Wilhelm Oetter

German historian

O

Otto Klötzer

German politician (1914-1976)

F

Friedrich Layriz

German theologian (1808–1859)

F

Friedrich Rödel

German politician (1888-1945)

G

Georg Heinrich Bümler

German kapellmeister (1669-1745)

H

Hermann Kleinknecht

German artist

S

Simon Nüssel

German politician (1924-2015)

K

Karl Zeitler

German politician (1943-2013)

L

Ludwig Trepl

German biologist (1946–2016)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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