Egloffstein

Egloffstein
Municipality
View from the east
View from the east
Coat of arms of Egloffstein
Coat of arms
Nürnberger LandErlangenBamberg (district)Erlangen-HöchstadtBayreuth (district)BambergBamberg (district)WiesenttalIgensdorfHiltpoltsteinGräfenbergHallerndorfForchheimHausenHeroldsbachEggolsheimWeißenoheWiesenthauWeilersbachUnterleinleiterPretzfeldPoxdorfPinzbergObertrubachNeunkirchen am BrandLeutenbachLangensendelbachKunreuthKleinsendelbachKirchehrenbachHetzlesGößweinsteinEffeltrichEbermannstadtDormitzIgensdorfEgloffstein
Location of Egloffstein within Forchheim district
Interactive map of Egloffstein
Egloffstein is located in Germany
Egloffstein
Location within Germany
Egloffstein is located in Bavaria
Egloffstein
Location within Bavaria
Coordinates: 49°42′N 11°15′E / 49.700°N 11.250°E / 49.700; 11.250
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionOberfranken
DistrictForchheim
Subdivisions8 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26)Stefan Förtsch
Area
 • Total
28.04 km2 (10.83 sq mi)
Elevation
350–450 m (1,150–1,480 ft)
Population
 (2025-12-31)
 • Total
2,064
 • Density73.61/km2 (190.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
91349
Dialling codes09197
Vehicle registrationFO
Websitewww.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:

  • 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.

References

  1. ↑ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2025" [Municipalities, districts, and administrative regions in Bavaria, population figures as of 31 December 2025] (PDF) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik.
  3. ↑ "Egloffstein | bavarikon".