Egloffstein

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

Egloffstein
Municipality
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
Area
• Total	28.04 km2 (10.83 sq mi)
Highest elevation	450 m (1,480 ft)
Lowest elevation	350 m (1,150 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	2,084
• Density	74/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:

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.