Egloffstein

Egloffstein is a municipality in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria in Germany.GeographyLocationThe 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 communitiesIts neighbouring communities are:Gößweinstein, Obertrubach, Gräfenberg, Leutenbach, PretzfeldAdministrative subdivisionsEgloffstein 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.AttractionsAbove the village stands the former mediaeval castle of Egloffstein.