Gräfenberg is a Franconian town in the district of Forchheim, in Bavaria, Germany.

In 1567 a fire destroyed the parts of town located back of the walls.

In the Austro-Prussian War between the German Confederation (which included Bavaria), and Prussia and her allies, the town was the headquarters of the Prussian army at the time that the ceasefire between Bavaria and Prussia was declared in 1866.

Local elections were held on March 15, 2020 with the following results: Ralf Kunzmann (Free Voters Bavaria) is the mayor since May 1, 2020.

He won the election on March 29, 2020 against his predecessor Hans-Jürgen Nekolla (SPD) with 52,55 % of the vote.