Egloffstein

Municipality in Bavaria, Germany

(2020–26) Stefan Förtsch^[1]Area • Total28.04 km² (10.83 sq mi)Highest elevation450 m (1,480 ft)Lowest elevation350 m (1,150 ft)Population • Total2,084 • Density74/km² (190/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codesDialling codes09197Vehicle registrationFOWebsitewww.egloffstein.de

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

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.

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