Egloffstein
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Egloffstein | |
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| View from the east View from the east | |
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Coat of arms of Egloffstein Coat of arms | |
Location of Egloffstein
within Forchheim district | |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Oberfranken |
| District | Forchheim |
| Subdivisions | 8 Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Stefan Förtsch[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 28.04 km2 (10.83 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 450 m (1,480 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 350 m (1,150 ft) |
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| 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
[edit | edit source]Location
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Its neighbouring communities (clockwise from the north) are:
Gößweinstein, Obertrubach, Gräfenberg, Leutenbach, Pretzfeld
Administrative subdivisions
[edit | edit source]Egloffstein is divided into 16 parishes:[2]
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- 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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]- ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
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