Forchheim
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_COA.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Forchheim within Forchheim district  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°43′11″N 11°03′29″E / 49.71972°N 11.05806°ECoordinates: 49°43′11″N 11°03′29″E / 49.71972°N 11.05806°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Upper Franconia |
| District | Forchheim |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor | Uwe Kirschstein (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 44.95 km2 (17.36 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 266 m (873 ft) |
| Population (2016-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 31,942 |
| • Density | 710.61/km2 (1,840.48/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 91301 |
| Vehicle registration | FO, EBS, PEG |
| Website | www |
Forchheim (German pronunciation: [ˈfɔrçhaɪ̯m]; East Franconian: Forchham) is a German town in Upper Franconia. Next bigger cities are Nürnberg, Bamberg, Fürth, Erlangen and Coburg. There live is about 32.000 people.
Forchheim is 465 metres (1,526 feet) high and has an area of 44.46 square kilometres (17.17 square miles).
Photo gallery
- Forchheim
Forchheim Media
Hauptstraße (pedestrian precinct)
Travel map from 1912 with Forchheim near bottom
Martinskirche Forchheim
Johann Philipp Anton von Franckenstein
References
- ↑ Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (January 2018).
Other websites
- www.forchheim.de (official Webpage in German)
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