Bischofsgrün

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Bischofsgrün
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Upper Franconia
District	Bayreuth
Mayor	Stephan Unglaub (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	8.39 km² (3.2 sq mi)
Elevation	676 m (2218 ft)
Population	2,035 (31/12/2006)
- Density	243 /km² (628 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	BT
Postal code	95493
Area code	09276
Website	www.bischofsgruen.de Coordinates: 50°3′9.36″N 11°47′45.53″E / 50.0526, 11.7959806

Bischofsgrün (English translation: "Bishopsgreen") is a municipality in the district of Bayreuth in Bavaria in Germany.

Bischofsgrün is supposedly the town where the art of glassblowing became a true industry.^{[citation needed]} Glassblowing is no longer a necessity, but Bischofsgrün has become something of a tourist attraction, not for its growth but for its lack of it. While it does have some bucolic resorts set into foothills, it also still has a few farms, at least one microbrewery, and some impressive stone churches.

v • d • e Towns and municipalities in Bayreuth

Ahorntal \| Aufseß \| Bad Berneck \| Betzenstein \| Bindlach \| Bischofsgrün \| Creußen \| Eckersdorf \| Emtmannsberg \| Fichtelberg \| Gefrees \| Gesees \| Glashütten \| Goldkronach \| Haag \| Heinersreuth \| Hollfeld \| Hummeltal \| Kirchenpingarten \| Mehlmeisel \| Mistelbach \| Mistelgau \| Pegnitz \| Plankenfels \| Plech \| Pottenstein \| Prebitz \| Schnabelwaid \| Seybothenreuth \| Speichersdorf \| Waischenfeld \| Warmensteinach \| Weidenberg