Pforzheim, Industrial center in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Description
Pforzheim is a city in the northern Black Forest foothills of Baden-Württemberg, where three rivers converge. The city extends across 16 districts and combines industrial areas with forested hills at the edge of the woodland.
History
Romans founded a settlement here as a passage to the hinterland, which received town status in the Middle Ages. Later, the place developed into a center for jewelry and watchmaking after craftsmen began processing precious metals in the 18th century.
Culture
The name derives from the Latin word Porta, pointing to its former role as a gateway to the Black Forest. In the jewelry quarters around the center, goldsmiths and jewelers still work in small workshops, passing their craft down through generations.
Practical
The main train station is centrally located and connects the city with Stuttgart and Karlsruhe. Buses run regularly to all districts, while the center is easily walkable.
Did you know?
A museum in the center displays hundreds of jewelry pieces spanning several centuries. Many workshops open their doors to visitors who want to follow the work process from raw material to finished ring or watch.
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Wildpark Pforzheim
2 km
Gasometer Pforzheim
1.5 km
Pforzheim Central Station
345 m
St. Michael Pforzheim
186 m
Hohe Warte Observation Tower
7.5 km
Stadion im Brötzinger Tal
3.2 km
Jewellery museum Pforzheim
687 m
Burg Liebeneck
6.9 km
Serways
5.5 kmFritz-Erler-Schule Pforzheim
1.9 km
St. Mary Magdalene Church
10.4 km
Reuchlinhaus
700 m
Matthäuskirche
3.3 km
Seehaus
4 kmEmma-Jaeger-Stadtbad, Emma-Jaeger-Straße 20, Pforzheim
302 mStadtkirche
346 m
Fatih-Moschee
2 km
Burg Rabeneck
2.9 km
Burg Hoheneck
2.4 km
Auferstehungskirche
1.1 km
Altstadtkirche St. Martin
744 m
Herz-Jesu-Kirche
355 m
Kollmar & Jourdan House
995 m
Burgruine Kräheneck
3 km
Kulturhaus Osterfeld
1.1 km
Villa Rothschild
2.1 kmDDR-Museum Pforzheim
2.1 km
Pforzheim-Weißenstein station
3.4 kmDiscover hidden gems everywhere you go!
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