Forchheim District, Administrative district in Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
The district of Forchheim encompasses 643 square kilometers of land between Bamberg and Bayreuth, featuring the Regnitz River and Frankish Alb hills.
The district gained its current borders in 1972 through the merger of Forchheim district with portions of Ebermannstadt and Pegnitz districts.
The district coat of arms displays a lion representing Bamberg, a key for Schlüsselberg county, and a trout symbolizing the city of Forchheim.
The district contains 29 municipalities with a combined population of 116,753 residents and maintains direct transportation links to Nuremberg and Bamberg.
The district capital Forchheim operates what is documented as the largest physical advent calendar, using 24 windows of its historic town hall.
Location: Upper Franconia
Inception: July 1, 1862
Capital city: Forchheim
Elevation above the sea: 377 m
Shares border with: Bamberg, Bayreuth, Nürnberger Land, Erlangen-Höchstadt
Website: http://landkreis-forchheim.de
GPS coordinates: 49.75000,11.08333
Latest update: May 27, 2025 09:38
Synagoge Buttenheim
6.8 km
Castle Rabenstein
22.1 km
Basilica Gößweinstein
18.3 km
Vorburg
15.3 km
Neideck Castle
12.6 km
Feuerstein Castle
6.9 km
Gößweinstein Castle
18.1 km
Sophienhöhle
22.7 km
Druidenhain
13.3 km
Bing Cave
11.8 km
Riesenburg
16.5 km
Kolosseum
18.2 km
Rabeneck Castle
19.3 km
Schloss
13.6 km
Schloss Ermreuth
14.5 km
Kasberger Linde
13.7 km
Tanzlinde
10.1 km
Schlossgarten Erlangen
17.8 km
Hiltpoltstein Castle
19.9 km
Burgruine
21.1 km
Langer Johann
17.4 km
Margravial Palace Erlangen
17.9 km
Himbeerpalast
18.4 km
Oswaldhöhle
14.7 km
Erlangen Arcaden
18.4 km
Pfalz
3.9 km
Markgrafentheater Erlangen
17.6 km
Schönsteinhöhle
13.9 kmReviews
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