Pegnitz (town)
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| Pegnitz with Church of Saint Bartholomew on the left and castle hill in the background | |
| Location of Pegnitz  within Bayreuth   district | |
| Coordinates: 49°45′23″N 11°32′42″E / 49.75639°N 11.54500°E | |
| Country | Germany | 
| State | Bavaria | 
| Admin. region | Oberfranken | 
| District | Bayreuth | 
| Subdivisions | 36 Ortsteile | 
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Wolfgang Nierhoff | 
| Area | |
|  • Total | 100.03 km2 (38.62 sq mi) | 
| Elevation | 422 m (1,385 ft) | 
| Population  (2024-12-31) | |
|  • Total | 13,665 | 
| • Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | 
| Postal codes | 91257 | 
| Dialling codes | 09241 | 
| Vehicle registration | BT, EBS, ESB, KEM, MÜB, PEG | 
| Website | www.pegnitz.de | 
Pegnitz (German: [ˈpeːɡnɪts] ⓘ) 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.