Egloffstein is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the district of
Forchheim
Forchheim () is a town in Upper Franconia (german: Oberfranken) in northern Bavaria, and also the seat of the administrative district of Forchheim. Forchheim is a former royal city, and is sometimes called the Gateway to the Franconian Switz ...
in
Bavaria
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in
Germany
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.
Geography
Location
The village of Egloffstein is a state-recognised
climatic spa
A spa is a location where mineral-rich spring water (and sometimes seawater) is used to give medicinal baths. Spa towns or spa resorts (including hot springs resorts) typically offer various health treatments, which are also known as balneothe ...
and lies in the valley of the
Trubach
Trubach is a river in Bavaria, Germany. It flows into the Wiesent near Pretzfeld.
See also
*List of rivers of Bavaria
A list of rivers of Bavaria, Germany:
A
* Aalbach
* Abens
* Ach
* Afferbach
*Affinger Bach
*Ailsbach
* Aisch
* Aiterach
*Al ...
river on the hillside beneath the eponymous
castle.
Neighbouring communities
Its neighbouring communities (clockwise from the north) are:
Gößweinstein
Gößweinstein is a municipality in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria in Germany. It lies within the region known as Franconian Switzerland.
Districts
History
The first record of ''Goswinesteyn'' Castle is from 1076. Prior to 1102 the Hoc ...
,
Obertrubach,
Gräfenberg,
Leutenbach,
Pretzfeld
Pretzfeld is a municipality in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria in Germany.
Geography
Geographical location
The municipality is located in the south-western part of Upper Franconia, in Franconian Switzerland. The region is known for growin ...
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
Sulzbach-Rosenberg ( bar, label=Northern Bavarian, Suizboch-Rosnberg) is a municipality in the Amberg-Sulzbach district, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated approximately 14 km northwest of Amberg, and 50 km east of Nuremberg. The town c ...
. The village is first recorded in 1225.
* Hundshaupten is known for its
wildlife enclosure and
petting zoo
A petting zoo (also called a children's zoo, children's farm, or petting farm) features a combination of domesticated animals and some wild species that are docile enough to touch and feed. In addition to independent petting zoos, many genera ...
, and for the castle of
Hundshaupten.
Attractions
Above the village stands the former
mediaeval Egloffstein Castle of the
lords of Egloffstein
The House of Egloffstein is an ancient Franconian aristocratic family (''Uradel'') with an eponymous family home in the hill region of Franconian Switzerland in the Bavarian province of Upper Franconia. The family first appears in the records in 1 ...
.
There is an open-air swimming pool that dates to before the war.
References
Forchheim (district)
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