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Egloffstein

Coordinates: 49°42′N 11°15′E / 49.700°N 11.250°E / 49.700; 11.250
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For the German-American military figure and artist, see Frederick W. von Egloffstein.
Egloffstein
Municipality
View from the east
View from the east
Coat of arms of Egloffstein
Coat of arms
Location of Egloffstein within Forchheim district
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Egloffstein is located in Germany
Egloffstein
Egloffstein
Egloffstein is located in Bavaria
Egloffstein
Egloffstein
Coordinates: 49°42′N 11°15′E / 49.700°N 11.250°E / 49.700; 11.250
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionOberfranken
DistrictForchheim
Subdivisions8 Ortsteile
Government
 • MayorChristian Meier
Area
 • Total28.04 km2 (10.83 sq mi)
Highest elevation
450 m (1,480 ft)
Lowest elevation
350 m (1,150 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total2,084
 • Density74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
91349
Dialling codes09197
Vehicle registrationFO
Websitewww.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:[2]

  • 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 castle of Egloffstein.

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

References

  1. ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
  2. ^ http://www.bayerische-landesbibliothek-online.de/orte/ortssuche_action.html?anzeige=voll&modus=automat&tempus=+20111102/171940&attr=OBJ&val=1195


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