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Forchheim
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Administrative region	Upper Franconia
District	Forchheim
Population	31,024 (01/08/2005)
Area	44.95 km²
Population density	691 /km²
Elevation	265 m
Coordinates	49°44′ N 11°4′ E
Postal code	91291-91301 (old: 8550)
Area code	09191
Licence plate code	FO
Mayor	Franz Stumpf (CSU/WUO)
Website	Stadt Forchheim

Forchheim is a large district city in Franconia in northern Bavaria, and also the seat of the administrative region of Upper Franconia (Oberfranken in German). Forchheim is a former royal city, and is sometimes called the “Gateway to the Franconian Switzerland”, as the region is known. It is part of the Landkreis of the same name. Its population, as of August 2005, was 31,024, and its land area is 44.95 km². Its position is 49° 44' N, 11° 04' E, and its elevation is 265 m above sea level. Image File history File links Forchheim_coat_of_arms. ... Image File history File links Karte_forchheim_in_deutschland. ... This is an alphabetical list of countries of the world, including both internationally recognized and generally unrecognized independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... Germany is a Federal Republic made up of 16 States, known in German as Länder (singular Land). ... The Free State of Bavaria  (German: Freistaat Bayern), with an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ... A Regierungsbezirk is an government region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states (Bundesländer). ... Oberfranken (Upper Franconia) is one of the three administrative regions of Franconia in Bavaria, Germany. ... There are 439 German districts (Kreise), administrative units in Germany. ... Forchheim is a district in Bavaria, Germany. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... The metre, or meter (US), is a measure of length. ... See Cartesian coordinate system or Coordinates (elementary mathematics) for a more elementary introduction to this topic. ... German Postleitzahl map of the first two digits Postal codes in Germany, known as Postleitzahl (pl. ... see also Telephone numbering plan of Germany for further codes including service numbers, cell phones etc. ... German car number plates (Kfz-Kennzeichen) show the place where the car carrying them is registered. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger,greater) is in modern times the title of the highest ranking municipal officer, who discharges certain judicial and administrative functions, in many systems an elected politician, who serves as chief executive and/or ceremonial official of many types of municipalities. ... The Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU – ) is a conservative political party in Germany. ... This page as shown in the AOL 9. ... The Franconian Rake is originally is a heraldic symbol of the bishops of Würzburg, who - though nominally Dukes of Franconia - only ruled in parts of Franconia. ... The Free State of Bavaria  (German: Freistaat Bayern), with an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ... The Franconian Rake is originally is a heraldic symbol of the bishops of Würzburg, who - though nominally Dukes of Franconia - only ruled in parts of Franconia. ... Oberfranken (Upper Franconia) is a Regierungsbezirk (administrative region) of the state of Bavaria, southern Germany. ... Franconian Switzerland valley in the Franconian Switzerland village in the Franconian Switzerland The Franconian Switzerland (German Fränkische Schweiz) is an upland in Upper Franconia, northern Bavaria. ... There are 439 German districts (Kreise), administrative units in Germany. ... Forchheim is a district in Bavaria, Germany. ... For considerations of sea level change, in particular rise associated with possible global warming, see sea level rise. ...

Forchheim today

In 2005, Forchheim celebrated its 1,200th anniversary of first documentary mention, on the occasion of which the Deutsche Post (German Post) issued special commemorative stamps worth 45 cents. In 2004, the city played host to the Bavarian provincial Exhibition. There were about 199,100 visitors. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Deutsche Post Tower in Bonn Deutsche Post AG (LSE: DPO) is a German post, logistics and courier headquartered in Bonn. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Name and coat of arms

At the time when the coat of arms was conferred on the town at the beginning of the 13th century, people wrongly believed that their town’s name, "Vorchheim" came from the Old High German word vorhe (“trout”). This resulted in the coat of arms showing two trout (above). Although the rivers around the town were surely home to a great many trout in those days, it seems likelier that the town’s name actually came from the Old High German word vorha (“pine”). So it means “Pine-home”. A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ... (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... The term Old High German (OHG, German: Althochdeutsch) refers to the earliest stage of the German language and it conventionally covers the period from around 500 to 1050. ... Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Biwa trout (Oncorhynchus masou subsp) Trout is the common name given to a number of species of freshwater fish belonging to the salmon family, Salmonidae. ... Species About 115. ...

The name most likely originates in the 7th century, when Frankish settlers first arrived in the region. They established many riverside towns with names ending in –heim. The 7th century is the period from 601 - 700 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian Era. ... For other uses, see Franks (disambiguation). ...

Transport connections

Forchheim is directly connected to the Autobahn network by way of the A 73. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into freeway. ... Bundesautobahn 73 (translates from German as Federal Motorway 73, short form Autobahn 73, abbreviated as BAB 73 or A 73) is an autobahn in Germany. ...

Through Forchheim run Federal Highways (Bundesstraßen) B 470 and B 4.

Rail traffic from the station goes towards Bamberg, Nuremberg and Ebermannstadt. The abandoned railway line to Höchstadt is still occasionally used. Within the next few years, Forchheim is also to be connected to the Nuremberg S-Bahn. Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street Station in 1865. ... For other meanings, see Bamberg (disambiguation). ... Nuremberg (German: Nürnberg) is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. ... Ebermannstadt is a town in the district of Forchheim, in Bavaria, Germany. ... Höchstadt is a town in the Erlangen-Höchstadt district, in Bavaria, Germany. ... (Translated from the German wikipedia article) The S-Bahn is a suburban metro railway network in Germany. ...

Local public transportation, such as buses and hailed shared taxis, is incorporated into the Greater Nuremberg transport area.

The city lies right on the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal and lies roughly 30 minutes from Nuremberg Airport. the Rhine-Main Danube Canal (in the foreground) near Nuremberg The Rhine-Main-Danube Canal (also called Main-Danube Canal, RMD Canal or Europa Canal) connects the Main and Danube from Bamberg by Nuremberg to Regensburg. ... Nuremberg Airport (German: Flughafen Nürnberg) is the international airport of the Franconian metropolis and the second-busiest airport in Bavaria. ...

Hauptstraße (pedestrian precinct)

Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 848 KB) Description: Hauptstraße (Fußgägerzone) in Forchheim Source: selbst fotografiert Date: 15. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 848 KB) Description: Hauptstraße (Fußgägerzone) in Forchheim Source: selbst fotografiert Date: 15. ...

Neighbourhoods

• Buckenhofen (on the left bank of the Regnitz; first mentioned in documents in 1251, but likely older; has about 4,500 inhabitants)
• Burk (likely older than the town itself; known for its Dreikönigskirche {“Three King Church”}, the only one so dedicated in the whole diocese of Bamberg.
• Kersbach mit Sigritzau
• Reuth
• Serlbach (northeast of Forchheim; its name is a corruption of an older name, “Zum Erlebach”)

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History

In the 8th century, a royal court and a palace were built in Forchheim. (7th century — 8th century — 9th century — other centuries) Events The Iberian peninsula is taken by Arab and Berber Muslims, thus ending the Visigothic rule, and starting almost 8 centuries of Muslim presence there. ... The quintessential medieval European palace: Palais de la Cité, in Paris, the royal palace of France. ...

In 805, the town was mentioned in the Diedenhofener Kapitular, a capitulary (royal order) from Charlemagne forbidding the two towns that it named – Magdeburg was the other – to trade weapons with the Slavs, issued at Diedenhofen (now Thionville, France). This is the first documentary evidence of the town’s existence. Events Emperor Nicephorus I of Byzantium suffers a major defeat against the Saracens at Crasus. ... Capitulary (Med. ... Charlemagne, portrait by Albrecht Dürer. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Slavic peoples are the most numerous ethnic and linguistic body of peoples in Europe. ... Thionville (German: Diedenhofen), is a town and commune in the Moselle département, in the Lorraine région, France. ...

Travel map from 1912 with Forchheim near bottom

In the following centuries, Forchheim saw many imperial diets and princely gatherings. On 10 November 911, Konrad I was elected and crowned the first “German” king. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (692x964, 224 KB)Travel map of Upper Franconia dating from 1912. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (692x964, 224 KB)Travel map of Upper Franconia dating from 1912. ... The Reichstag (German for Imperial Diet) was the parliament of the Holy Roman Empire, the North German Confederation, and of Germany until 1945. ... November 10 is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 51 days remaining. ... Events Autumn - Charles the Simple argees to the Treaty of St. ... Conrad I (or Konrad), duke of Franconia, was king of the East Franconian Kingdom from 911 to 918, the first and only king of the Conradine (Franconian) dynasty. ...

On 1 November 1007, Emperor Heinrich II granted Forchheim, then under Crown ownership, the Archbishopric of Bamberg. By 1039, however, Emperor Heinrich III had brought the town back under Imperial administration until it was finally made part of the Bishopric of Bamberg on 13 July 1063, a status which lasted up until the secularization in 1802-1803. November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... Events Aethelred buys two years of peace with the Danes for 36,000 pounds of silver. ... Saint Henry II of Germany (972 – 13 July 1024), was the fifth and last Holy Roman Emperor of the Saxon or Ottonian dynasty. ... In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated bishop heading a diocese of particular importance due to either its size, history, or both, called an archdiocese. ... For other meanings, see Bamberg (disambiguation). ... Events June 4 - Henry III becomes King of Germany. ... Henry III, from a miniature of 1040 Henry III (October 29, 1017 – October 5, 1056), called the Black, was a member of the Salian (sometimes Franconian) dynasty of Holy Roman Emperors. ... In some Christian churches, the diocese is an administrative territorial unit governed by a bishop, sometimes also referred to as a bishopric or episcopal see, though more often the term episcopal see means the office held by the bishop. ... July 13 is the 194th day (195th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 171 days remaining. ... Events Anselm of Canterbury becomes prior at Le Bec Sancho I becomes ruler of Aragon Bishopric of Olomouc is founded Births Deaths April 30 - Emperor Renzong (b. ... --69. ... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

In Heinrich IV’s time, Rudolf von Rheinfelden was chosen to be the Gegenkönig (“anti-king”) on 15 March 1077, in Forchheim. HEINRIC·IMP[ERATOR], Emperor Henry Henry IV (November 11, 1050 – August 7, 1106) was King of Germany (Holy Roman Empire) from 1056 and Emperor from 1084, until his abdication in 1105. ... Rudolph of Rheinfelden (in German, Rudolf von Rheinfeld, and in Italian Rodolfo di Svevia), died October 15, 1080, was Duke of Swabia (1057–1079) and German antiking (1077–1080). ... March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in Leap years). ... Events January 26 - Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor visits Pope Gregory VII as a penitent, asking him remove sentence of excommunication Robert Curthose instigates his first insurrection against his father, William the Conqueror Seljuk Turks capture Nicaea Süleyman I of Rüm becomes the leader of the Sultanate of...

Sometime between 1200 and 1220, Forchheim was raised to city, and was given its current coat of arms. Events University of Paris receives charter from Philip II of France The Kanem-Bornu Empire was established in northern Africa around the year 1200 Mongol victory over Northern China — 30,000,000 killed Births Al-Abhari, Persian philosopher and mathematician (died 1265) Ulrich von Liechtenstein, German nobleman and poet (died... // The world in 1220 Middle Ages in Europe Fifth Crusade (1217-1221) Events Mongols first invade Abbasid caliphate - Bukhara and Samarkand taken End of the Kara-Khitan Khanate, destroyed by Genghis Khans Mongolian cavalry Dominican Order approved by Pope Honorius III Frederick II crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope...

Owing to Forchheim’s fortifications, it got through the Thirty Years' War without being overrun even once. The Prince-Bishop of Bamberg fled the Swedes in this war, seeking shelter for himself, and also for his cathedral treasure, in the strongly defended fortress town of Forchheim. The Swedes laid siege to the town several times from 1632 to 1634. It was also in this era of Forchheim’s history that some of the townsfolk earned the rather unflattering nickname Mauerscheißer (“wall shitters”). This came from their practice of defecating over the city walls during the siege, to demonstrate to the Swedes that there was still enough to eat in the city, and that their siege was ineffective and pointless. Table of Fortification, from the 1728 Cyclopaedia. ... Combatants Anti-Imperialists: Sweden, Denmark, Dutch Republic, France, Scotland and smaller German states Imperialists: Catholic League, Holy Roman Empire, Spain, Austria, Bavaria, and smaller German states Commanders Frederick V Gustav II Adolf † Cardinal Richelieu Christian IV of Denmark Ferdinand II Ferdinand III Count-Duke Olivares Maximilian I The Thirty Years... Prince-Bishop was the title given bishops who held secular powers, beside their inherent clerical power. ... A siege is a military blockade and assault of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition. ... See also: 1632 (novel) Events February 22 - Galileos Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems is published July 23 - 300 colonists for New France depart Dieppe November 8 - Wladyslaw IV Waza elected king of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth after Zygmunt III Waza death November 16 - Battle of Lützen... Events Moses Amyrauts Traite de la predestination is published Curaçao captured by the Dutch Treaty of Polianovska First meeting of the Académie française The witchcraft affair at Loudun Jean Nicolet lands at Green Bay, Wisconsin Opening of Covent Garden Market in London English establish a settlement...

On 6 September 1802, Forchheim was occupied by Bavarian troops and annexed to the Electorate of Bavaria. September 6 is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years). ... --69. ... The Free State of Bavaria  (German: Freistaat Bayern), with an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ...

In 1889, Forchheim became a kreisfreie Stadt, conferring on it certain enhanced local powers. It lost this status in 1972 under Bavarian regional government reform, and was united with Landkreis Forchheim, the local district. 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... An independent city is a city that does not form part of another local government entity. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...

The local lore has it that Forchheim was Pontius Pilate’s birthplace. Ecce Homo (Behold the Man!), Antonio Ciseris depiction of Pontius Pilate presenting a scourged Jesus to the people of Jerusalem. ...

Things to see

Rathaus (City Hall)

• Rathaus (City Hall), 14th–16th centuries with décor by Hans Ruhalm, 1523.
• Kaiserpfalz, prince-bishop’s palace, 14th century.
• Martinskirche (church), 12th–15th centuries.
• Marienkapelle (chapel), 12th century.
• Festungsmauer (fortification wall), 1560-1750 with mediaeval Saltorturm (tower).
• Kammerersmühle (a quaintly leaning old mill, now used as a wine bar), 17th century.
• Katharinenspital (hospital), 1611 and Spitalkirche (hospital church), 1490
• Klosterkirche and Kloster (monastery church, and monastery) 17th century.

Martinskirche

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Regular events

• April/May: Theatertage (“Theatre days”)
• June: Altstadtfest (Old Town Festival)
• July/August: Annafest
• December: "Schönster Adventskalender der Welt" (“World’s loveliest Advent calendar”)

The Annafest is a Franconian folk festival held yearly about 26 July (St. ...

Economy

Forchheim is shaped mainly by its proximity to Nuremberg. Nuremberg (German: Nürnberg) is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. ...

Established enterprises

• Huhtamaki (disposable packaging)
• Kimberly-Clark (hygiene articles) closed as of 31 August 2006
• Piasten (chocolate factory)
• Pohl (international shipping)
• Siemens (high-tech medical systems)
• Schweizer (optics, optical devices)
• Waasner (transformers)
• Weber & Ott (ladies’ and men’s fashions)
• Wellpappe Forchheim (packaging)

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Twinned cities

• Le Perreux-sur-Marne (France)
• Rovereto (Italy)
• Roppen (Austria)
• Pößneck (Thuringia)
• Gherla (Romania)
• Broumov (Czech Republic)

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External links

• Forchheim area on MapQuest
• Map of Forchheim in 1821
• Satellite view of Forchheim