Wikipedia
Pegnitz may refer to:
- The Pegnitz (river) in Germany
- Pegnitz (town), a town in Germany
The Pegnitz is a small river in Franconia in the German federal state of Bavaria. The Pegnitz has its source in the city of the same name at an altitude of and meets the Rednitz at in Fürth. From that point on the river is called Regnitz. But often esp. by local people the 23 km long Fichtenohe is regarded as upper course of the Pegnitz. The Fichtenohe source is in Lindenhardt Forest north of Pegnitz town.
The Pegnitz is about long, with Fichtenohe 102 km
The river is inhabited by numerous ducks, coots, swans, and gulls.
Pegnitz 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:
- 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
Annual events are the Christmas market, the Open-Air Rock Festival Waldstock, and above all, the seasonal strong-beer festival called Flinderer.
Pegnitz, with St. Bartholomäus on the left and castle hill in the background.
The 1923 observation tower