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 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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