Pegnitz (town)

Pegnitz
Coat of arms of Pegnitz Coat of arms
Pegnitz
Location of Pegnitz within Bayreuth district 250px
Coordinates:
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)
• 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

File:Pegnitz town hall.jpg

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:

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.

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

File:Pegnitz Aussichtsturm.jpg The 1923 observation tower