Pegnitz () is a town in the Bayreuth district in

Upper Franconia Upper Franconia (german: Oberfranken) is a '' Regierungsbezirk'' (administrative 'Regierungs''region 'bezirk'' of the state of Bavaria, southern Germany. It forms part of the historically significant region of Franconia, the others being Middle ...

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, with a population of approximately 15,000 inhabitants. It is also the source of the

river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the ...

Pegnitz. The city Bayreuth is about 27 km to the north. The villages ''(Ortsteile)'' in Pegnitz are: Annual events are the

Christmas market A Christmas market, also known as ''Christkindlmarkt'' (literally: '' Christ Child Market'', but the term "Christkind" usually refers to an angel-like "spirit of Christmas" rather than literally the Christ Child), ''Christkindlesmarkt'', ''Chri ...

, the Open-Air Rock Festival ''Waldstock'', and above all, the seasonal strong-beer festival called ''Flinderer''.

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Bayreuth (district) {{Bayreuthdistrict-geo-stub