Pretzfeld

Pretzfeld
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Pretzfeld within Forchheim district
Pretzfeld Pretzfeld
Coordinates: 49°45′N 11°10′E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberfranken
District	Forchheim
Subdivisions	13 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Steffen Lipfert
Area
• Total	24.18 km2 (9.34 sq mi)
Elevation	293 m (961 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	2,379
• Density	98/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	91362
Dialling codes	09194
Vehicle registration	FO
Website	www.Pretzfeld.de

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

Geography

Geographical location

The municipality is in the south-western part of Upper Franconia, in Franconian Switzerland. The region is known for growing and processing fruit. Of the about 2500 ha total area, 1100 ha are forest. The town of Pretzfeld is in the west of the municipality, near the confluence of the Trubach and the Wiesent.

Districts

The Pretzfeld municipality has 13 districts:

Altreuth Eberhardstein Hagenbach Hetzelsdorf Kolmreuth Lützelsdorf Oberzaunsbach

Pfaffenloh Poppendorf Pretzfeld Unterzaunsbach Urspring Wannbach