Forchheim (district)

Forchheim is a Landkreis (district) in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Bamberg, Bayreuth, Nürnberger Land and Erlangen-Höchstadt.

Forchheim
District
Flag of Forchheim
Flag
Coat of arms of Forchheim
Coat of arms
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Adm. regionUpper Franconia
CapitalForchheim
Area
 • Total643 km2 (248 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2022)[1]
 • Total117,948
 • Density180/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationEBS, FO
Websitelandkreis-forchheim.de

History

Until 1803 the region was divided between the clerical state of Bamberg and the margravate of Brandenburg-Kulmbach centred in Bayreuth. Then it fell to Bavaria. The district in its present borders was established in 1972 by merging the former district of Forchheim with parts of the dissolved districts of Ebermannstadt and Pegnitz. The city of Forchheim lost its status as a district-free city and became the capital.

Geography

The main river is the Regnitz, which runs from south to north through the western parts of the district. East of the river the land rises to the hills of the Frankish Alb.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays:

  • the lion of the clerical state of Bamberg
  • the key is from the arms of the county of Schlüsselberg; these counts possessed many castles in the region, but their property was acquired by the bishops of Bamberg in the 14th century
  • the trout symbolises the city of Forchheim (the word "Forchheim" literally could mean "home of the trouts" (=Forelle or old German Forche); however, most of the historians consider the name Forchheim coming more probably from "home of the pine trees" (= Föhre, which is the most frequent tree in this region).

Towns and municipalities
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district
Towns Municipalities
  1. Ebermannstadt
  2. Forchheim
  3. Gräfenberg
  1. Dormitz
  2. Effeltrich
  3. Eggolsheim
  4. Egloffstein
  5. Gößweinstein
  6. Hallerndorf
  7. Hausen
  8. Heroldsbach
  9. Hetzles
  10. Hiltpoltstein
  11. Igensdorf
  12. Kirchehrenbach
  13. Kleinsendelbach
  1. Kunreuth
  2. Langensendelbach
  3. Leutenbach
  4. Neunkirchen am Brand
  5. Obertrubach
  6. Pinzberg
  7. Poxdorf
  8. Pretzfeld
  9. Unterleinleiter
  10. Weilersbach
  11. Weißenohe
  12. Wiesenthau
  13. Wiesenttal

References
  1. Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)
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