Egloffstein

Egloffstein
Egloffstein
Municipality
	View from the east
	Coat of arms
	Location of Egloffstein within Forchheim district
	Egloffstein Egloffstein
	Coordinates: 49°42′N 11°15′E / 49.700°N 11.250°E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberfranken
District	Forchheim
Subdivisions	8 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Stefan Förtsch
Area
• Total	28.04 km2 (10.83 sq mi)
Highest elevation	450 m (1,480 ft)
Lowest elevation	350 m (1,150 ft)
Population (2023-12-31)
• Total	2,103
• Density	75/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	91349
Dialling codes	09197
Vehicle registration	FO
Website	www.egloffstein.de

Egloffstein is a municipality in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria in Germany.

Geography

Location

The village of Egloffstein is a state-recognised climatic spa and lies in the valley of the Trubach river on the hillside beneath the eponymous castle.

Neighbouring communities

Its neighbouring communities (clockwise from the north) are:

Gößweinstein, Obertrubach, Gräfenberg, Leutenbach, Pretzfeld

Administrative subdivisions

Egloffstein is divided into 16 parishes:^[3]

Affalterthal above Egloffstein in the upper part of the Mostvieler valley.
Bieberbach is well known for its great Osterbrunnen. In 2005, however, it had to concede its title as the "Greatest Osterbrunnen in the World" to Sulzbach-Rosenberg. The village is first recorded in 1225.
Hundshaupten is known for its wildlife enclosure and petting zoo, and for the castle of Hundshaupten.

Attractions

Above the village stands the former mediaeval Egloffstein Castle of the lords of Egloffstein.

There is an open-air swimming pool that dates to before the war.

References

^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
^ "Egloffstein | bavarikon".

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[1] Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.

[2] Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).

[3] "Egloffstein | bavarikon".

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