Egloffstein is a municipality in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria in Germany.

The 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.

Its neighbouring communities (clockwise from the north) are: Gößweinstein, Obertrubach, Gräfenberg, Leutenbach, Pretzfeld Egloffstein is divided into 16 parishes:[3] Above the village stands the former mediaeval Egloffstein Castle of the lords of Egloffstein.

There is an open-air swimming pool that dates to before the war.

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