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Egloffstein
Egloffstein is a municipality in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria in Germany. Geography Location The village of Egloffstein is a state-recognised climatic spa and lies in the valley of the Trubach river on the hillside beneath the eponymous castle. Neighbouring communities Its neighbouring communities (clockwise from the north) are: Gößweinstein, Obertrubach, Gräfenberg, Leutenbach, Pretzfeld Administrative subdivisions Egloffstein is divided into 16 parishes: * Affalterthal above Egloffstein in the upper part of the Mostvieler valley. * Bieberbach is well known for its great '' Osterbrunnen''. In 2005, however, it had to concede its title as the "Greatest Osterbrunnen in the World" to Sulzbach-Rosenberg. The village is first recorded in 1225. * Hundshaupten is known for its wildlife enclosure and petting zoo, and for the castle of Hundshaupten. Attractions Above the village stands the former mediaeval Egloffstein Castle Egloffstein Castle (german: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egloffstein Castle Egloffstein Castle (german: Burg Egloffstein) is a former high mediaeval, aristocratic castle, that stands immediately west of the eponymous village of Egloffstein in the Upper Franconian county of Forchheim in the German state of Bavaria. The castle may be visited for an entrance fee. Location The spur castle is located within the Franconian Switzerland-Veldenstein Forest Nature Park at a height of 443 metres on a rocky, eastwards-pointing promontory of the Rabenstein, about 80 metres above the village in the Trubach valley in the hill region of Franconian Switzerland. In the vicinity are also the castles of Thuisbrunn, Hundshaupten and Wolfsberg. Other castles not far from Egloffstein include the Altes Schloss on the Altschlossberg hill near Affalterthal, the ruins of Dietrichstein near Lützelsdorf and the ruins on the Zaunsbacher Berg and Thüngfelderstein as well as the former castle by Heidhof on the Schlossberg. History The earliest record of the lords of ... [...More Info...] |