Pegnitz (town)

Pegnitz (German: [ˈpeːɡnɪt͡s] ^ⓘ) 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.

Pegnitz
Town
Pegnitz with Church of Saint Bartholomew on the left and castle hill in the background
Coat of arms
Location of Pegnitz within Bayreuth district
Pegnitz Show map of Germany Pegnitz Show map of Bavaria
Coordinates: 49°45′23″N 11°32′42″E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberfranken
District	Bayreuth
Subdivisions	36 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Wolfgang Nierhoff[1]
Area
• Total	100.03 km2 (38.62 sq mi)
Elevation	422 m (1,385 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	13,741
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	91257
Dialling codes	09241
Vehicle registration	BT, EBS, ESB, KEM, MÜB, PEG
Website	www.pegnitz.de

Old town hall

The 1923 observation tower

The villages (Ortsteile) in Pegnitz are:

Bodendorf Bronn Buchau Büchenbach Hainbronn Hammerbühl Hedelmühle Heroldsreuth Herrenmühle

Horlach Hufeisen Kaltenthal Kleinkrausmühle Körbeldorf Kosbrunn 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.

References

1. Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
2. Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).