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Pegnitz
Pegnitz (city)
Coordinates	49°45′23″N 11°32′42″E / 49.75639°N 11.545°E / 49.75639; 11.545
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Upper Franconia
District	Bayreuth
Town subdivisions	36 Ortsteile
Mayor	Manfred Thümmler (CSU)
Basic statistics
Area	100.03 km2 (38.62 sq mi)
Elevation	422 m  (1385 ft)
Population	13,976  (31 December 2006)
- Density	140 /km2 (362 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	BT (alt: PEG)
Postal code	91257
Area code	09241
Website	www.stadt-pegnitz.de

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 27km to the north.

The villages (Ortsteile) in Pegnitz are:

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

Towns and municipalities in Bayreuth 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