Pegnitz (city)

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Pegnitz
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Pegnitz
Pegnitz (city) (Germany)
Pegnitz (city)
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Upper Franconia
District Bayreuth
Town subdivisions 36 Ortsteile
Mayor Manfred Thümmler (CSU)
Basic statistics
Area 100.03 km² (38.6 sq mi)
Elevation 422 m  (1385 ft)
Population 13,976  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 140 /km² (362 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate BT (alt: PEG)
Postal code 91257
Area code 09241
Website www.stadt-pegnitz.de

Coordinates: 49°45′23″N 11°32′42″E / 49.75639, 11.545

Pegnitz is a town in the Bayreuth district in Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, with a population of approximately 15,000 inhabitants. It is also the source of the river Pegnitz. The city Bayreuth is nearly 27km to the north.


The villages (Ortsteile) in Pegnitz are:

  • Bodendorf
  • Bronn
  • Buchau
  • Büchenbach
  • Hainbronn
  • Hammerbühl
  • Hedelmühle
  • Heroldsreuth
  • Herrenmühle
  • Horlach
  • Hufeisen
  • Kaltenthal
  • Kleinkrausmühle
  • Körbeldorf
  • Kotzenhammer
  • Langenreuth
  • Leups
  • Lobensteig
  • Lüglas
  • Nemschenreuth
  • Neudorf
  • Neuhof
  • Penzenreuth
  • Pertenhof
  • Reisach
  • Stein
  • Stemmenreuth
  • Trockau
  • Troschenreuth
  • Vestenmühle
  • Weidelwangermühle
  • Weidmannshöhe
  • Willenberg
  • Willenreuth
  • Zips

Annual events are the Christmas market, the Open-Air Rock Festival "Waldstock", and above all, the seasonal strong-beer festival called "Flinderer".

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