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 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.