Pegnitz (town)
Town in Bavaria, Germany
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Location of Pegnitz within Bayreuth district
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(2020–26) Wolfgang Nierhoff[1]
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Pegnitz (German: [ˈpeːɡnɪt͡s] ⓘ) 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:
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Annual events are the Christmas market, the Open-Air Rock Festival Waldstock, and above all, the seasonal strong-beer festival called Flinderer.
References
- ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
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Towns and municipalities in Bayreuth (district)
- Ahorntal
- Aufseß
- Bad Berneck
- Betzenstein
- Bindlach
- Bischofsgrün
- Creußen
- Eckersdorf
- Emtmannsberg
- Fichtelberg
- Gefrees
- Gesees
- Glashütten
- Goldkronach
- Haag
- Heinersreuth
- Hollfeld
- Hummeltal
- Kirchenpingarten
- Mehlmeisel
- Mistelbach
- Mistelgau
- Pegnitz
- Plankenfels
- Plech
- Pottenstein
- Prebitz
- Schnabelwaid
- Seybothenreuth
- Speichersdorf
- Waischenfeld
- Warmensteinach
- Weidenberg
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