20 Facts About Pforzheim

From 1945 to 1948, Pforzheim was administered by the United States military and was part of the then-new state of Wurttemberg-Baden.

Pforzheim is located at the northern rim of the eastern part of the Black Forest and the rim of the hilly country of the Kraichgau, in an open valley at the confluences of the rivers Wurm and Nagold and the rivers Nagold and Enz.

Pforzheim has the functions of a regional center for the towns and municipalities Birkenfeld, Eisingen, Engelsbrand, Friolzheim, Heimsheim, Ispringen, Kampfelbach, Keltern, Kieselbronn, Konigsbach-Stein, Monsheim, Neuenburg, Neuhausen, Neulingen, Niefern-Oschelbronn, Olbronn-Durrn, Remchingen, Straubenhardt, Tiefenbronn, Wiernsheim, Wimsheim and Wurmberg.

The communities Buchenbronn, Eutingen an der Enz, Hohenwart, Huchenfeld and Wurm, which by way of the latest regional administrative reform during the 1970s were incorporated into Pforzheim's administration, are represented by independent community councils and community administrations according to § 8 and following paragraphs of the main city-ordinance of Pforzheim.

At that time Pforzheim belonged to the estate of Hirsau Monastery, according to monastery documents.

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Under Margrave Bernard I, Pforzheim became one of the administrative centers of the margraviate.

Pforzheim attended the Latin School section of the monastery school run by the Dominican order of Pforzheim in the late 1460s.

Later, partly due to Reuchlin's efforts, the Latin School of Pforzheim developed into one of the most prominent schools in southwestern Germany, named Reuchlin-Gymnasium.

Pforzheim then began to build a new palace in modern Baden-Baden.

Pforzheim decided to use the Schlosskirche St Michael as the entombment site for his family line.

Pforzheim's had started her drive in Mannheim, which is located about 106 kilometres from Pforzheim.

Pforzheim's bought the gasoline necessary for her trip back home in a "pharmacy" in Pforzheim.

The mission order to bomb Pforzheim issued by RAF Bomber Command states as the intention of the raid on Pforzheim "to destroy built up area and associated industries and rail facilities".

Many Pforzheim citizens were buried in mass graves at Pforzheim's main cemetery because they could not be identified.

The congregations in Pforzheim were affiliated with the deanery of Pforzheim of the Protestant National Church of Baden, unless they were members of one of the independent churches .

Pforzheim is one of the regional centers in Baden-Wurttemberg and has one of the highest densities of industrial activity in the state.

Pforzheim is historically an important jewelry and watch-making centre in Germany.

Pforzheim Hauptbahnhof is located on the Karlsruhe–Muhlacker line, connecting to Stuttgart.

Pforzheim is the site of a Local Court of Justice, which belongs to the District Court and Higher District Court Precinct of Karlsruhe.

Pforzheim is the domicile of the following public authorities and public incorporated bodies:.