Egloffstein

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

Egloffstein
View from the east
Coat of arms
Location of Egloffstein within Forchheim district
Egloffstein
Egloffstein
Coordinates: 49°42′N 11°15′E
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
 (2019-12-31)[1]
  Total2,061
  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

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
  • Äpfelbach
  • Bärenthal
  • Bieberbach
  • Dietersberg
  • Egloffstein
  • Egloffsteinerhüll
  • Hammerbühl
  • Hammermühle
  • Hammerthoos
  • Hundsboden
  • Hundshaupten
  • Mostviel
  • Rothenhof
  • Schlehenmühle
  • Schweinthal
  • 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


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