Pegnitz Voyage Tips and guide

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Pegnitz is a town of some 13000 in Upper Franconia.

Pegnitz shares its name with the river which originates here and flows through Nuremberg before joining with the Rednitz in Fürth to form the Regnitz, which ultimately flows into the Main river.

• 49.75877811.5474721 Pegnitz Station. This station sits along the non-electrified line linking Nuremberg and Cheb with direct trains running hourly to places like Nuremberg or Bayreuth. There are longstanding plans to electrify the line, but as of 2019 more talk than action has come of it. Pegnitz is in the VGN and VGN tickets are valid on regional trains 

Map of Pegnitz

• 49.764811.4831 Burgruine Hollenberg. A ruined castle of which not much remains  
• 49.825311.492 Schloss Trockau.  

As is common in Upper Franconia there are still a few small and mid-sized family run brewpubs with good beer and good food at affordable prices.

• 49.7586511.54291 Jura Bräu, Am Buchauer Berg 8-10, 91257 Pegnitz, ☏ +49 9241 2019. (updated Feb 2019)

• 49.726411.530211 Gasthaus Peter, Weinstraße 14, 91257 Pegnitz/Horlach (some 2 km from the off-ramp), ☏ +49 9241 3459. Also has a restaurant serving Franconian cuisine single from €35.00, double from €56.00 incl. breakfast. 

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