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Pegnitz (town)

Coordinates: 49°45′23″N 11°32′42″E / 49.75639°N 11.54500°E / 49.75639; 11.54500
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Pegnitz
Pegnitz with Church of Saint Bartholomew on the left and castle hill in the background
Pegnitz with Church of Saint Bartholomew on the left and castle hill in the background
Location of Pegnitz within Bayreuth district
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CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionOberfranken
DistrictBayreuth
Subdivisions36 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Wolfgang Nierhoff[1]
Area
 • Total100.03 km2 (38.62 sq mi)
Elevation
422 m (1,385 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total13,561
 • Density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
91257
Dialling codes09241
Vehicle registrationBT, EBS, ESB, KEM, MÜB, PEG
Websitewww.pegnitz.de
File:Pegnitz town hall.jpg
Old town hall
File:Pegnitz Aussichtsturm.jpg
The 1923 observation tower

Pegnitz (German: [ˈpeːɡnɪt͡s] (Audio file "De-Pegnitz.ogg " not found)) is a town in the Bayreuth district in Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, with a population of about 15,000 residents. 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

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