Egloffstein

Egloffstein
View from the west

Coat of arms
Egloffstein
Location of Egloffstein within Forchheim district
Coordinates: 49°42′N 11°15′E / 49.700°N 11.250°E / 49.700; 11.250Coordinates: 49°42′N 11°15′E / 49.700°N 11.250°E / 49.700; 11.250
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Oberfranken
District Forchheim
Government
 • Mayor Christian Meier
Area
 • Total 28.04 km2 (10.83 sq mi)
Elevation 350-450 m (−1,100 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
 • Total 2,038
 • Density 73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
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

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:[2]

  • 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 castle of Egloffstein.

There is an open-air swimming pool that dates to before the war.

References

  1. ↑ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). September 2018.
  2. ↑ http://www.bayerische-landesbibliothek-online.de/orte/ortssuche_action.html?anzeige=voll&modus=automat&tempus=+20111102/171940&attr=OBJ&val=1195


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