Egloffstein
Municipality in Bavaria, Germany
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Egloffstein is a municipality in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria in Germany.
CountryGermany
Subdivisions8 Ortsteile
Highestelevation450 m (1,480 ft)
Lowestelevation350 m (1,150 ft)
Egloffstein | |
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View from the east | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Egloffstein
within Forchheim district  | |
 Location of Egloffstein | |
  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 (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,108 |
| • Density | 75.18/km2 (194.7/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 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:[3]
- 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 Egloffstein Castle of the lords of Egloffstein.
There is an open-air swimming pool that dates to before the war.
