Egloffstein
Appearance
Egloffstein | |
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![]() View from the east | |
Location of Egloffstein within Forchheim district ![]() | |
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[1] |
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)[2] | |
• 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
[edit]Location
[edit]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]Its neighbouring communities (clockwise from the north) are:
Gößweinstein, Obertrubach, Gräfenberg, Leutenbach, Pretzfeld
Administrative subdivisions
[edit]Egloffstein is divided into 16 parishes:[3]
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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]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]- ^ 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".