Pegnitz (town)

Pegnitz
Coat of arms
Pegnitz
Location of Pegnitz within Bayreuth district
Coordinates: 49°45′23″N 11°32′42″E / 49.75639°N 11.54500°E / 49.75639; 11.54500Coordinates: 49°45′23″N 11°32′42″E / 49.75639°N 11.54500°E / 49.75639; 11.54500
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberfranken
District	Bayreuth
Government
• Mayor	Uwe Raab (SPD)
Area
• Total	100.03 km2 (38.62 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
• Total	13,331
• Density	130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	91257
Dialling codes	09241
Vehicle registration	BT, EBS, ESB, KEM, MÜB, PEG
Website	www.pegnitz.de

Old town hall

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 about 27 km to the north.

The villages (Ortsteile) in Pegnitz are:

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

Pegnitz, with St. Bartholomäus on the left and castle hill in the background.

The 1923 observation tower

Towns and municipalities in Bayreuth Ahorntal Aufseß Bad Berneck Betzenstein Bindlach Bischofsgrün Creußen Eckersdorf Emtmannsberg Fichtelberg Gefrees Gesees Glashütten Goldkronach Haag Heinersreuth Hollfeld Hummeltal Kirchenpingarten Mehlmeisel Mistelbach Mistelgau Pegnitz Plankenfels Plech Pottenstein Prebitz Schnabelwaid Seybothenreuth Speichersdorf Waischenfeld Warmensteinach Weidenberg

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