Egloffstein
Egloffstein is a municipality in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria in Germany.
Egloffstein | |
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 View from the east | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Egloffstein within Forchheim district  | |
  Egloffstein  Egloffstein | |
| Coordinates: 49°42′N 11°15′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 (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,099 |
| • 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 |
Geography
Location
The village of Egloffstein is a state-recognised climatic spa and is in the valley of the Trubach river on the hillside beneath the 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]
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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.
References
Towns and municipalities in Forchheim (district) | ||
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|  Coat of Arms of Forchheim district | |
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