Pforzheim

Pforzheim is a town of 115,000 inhabitants in the state of Baden-Württemberg, south-west Germany at the gate to the Black Forest. It has an area of 98 km² and lies between the cities of Stuttgart and Karlsruhe at the confluence of three rivers (Enz, Nagold and Würm) and marks the frontier between Baden and Schwaben.

Geography

Pforzheim is located at the northern rim of the eastern part of the Black Forest (Schwarzwald) and the rim of the hilly country of the Kraichgau, in an open valley at the confluences of the rivers Wuerm and Nagold and the rivers Nagold and Enz. Due to its location, this city is also called "The three valleys town" (Drei-Taeler Stadt) or the "Gateway to the Blackforest" (Pforte zum Schwarzwald / Porta Hercinia). The early settlement (in fact much earlier than nowadays centers Stuttgart and Karlsruhe) by the Romans, who shortly past the confluence of the three rivers constructed at this place a ford

Related Topics:
Black Forest - Kraichgau - Wuerm - Nagold - Enz - Stuttgart - Karlsruhe - Ford

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through the river for their military highway, is also due to this extraordinary geography. Due to this location, Pforzheim later on

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became a center for the timber rafting trade which transported timber from the Black Forest via the rivers Wuerm, Nagold, Enz and then the Neckar and Rhine to, among other destinations, the Netherlands for use in shipbuilding.

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Timber rafting - Neckar - Rhine - The Netherlands

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Pforzheim and its surrounding area belongs to the "Densely Populated Area Karlsruhe/Pforzheim". Pforzheim has the functions of a regional center (Mittelzentrum) for the towns and municipalities Birkenfeld (Enzkreis), Eisingen, Engelsbrand,

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Birkenfeld (Enzkreis) - Eisingen - Engelsbrand

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Friolzheim, Heimsheim, Ispringen, Kaempfelbach, Keltern, Kieselbronn, Koenigsbach-Stein, Moensheim,

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Friolzheim - Heimsheim - Ispringen - Kaempfelbach - Keltern - Kieselbronn - Koenigsbach-Stein - Moensheim

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Neuenbuerg (Wuerttemberg), Neuhausen, Neulingen, Niefern-Oeschelbronn, Oelbronn-Duerrn, Remchingen,

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Neuenbuerg (Wuerttemberg) - Neuhausen - Neulingen - Niefern-Oeschelbronn - Oelbronn-Duerrn - Remchingen

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Straubenhardt, Tiefenbronn, Wiernsheim,Wimsheim and Wurmberg.

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Straubenhardt - Tiefenbronn - Wiernsheim - Wimsheim - Wurmberg

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Neighboring communities

The following towns and communities share borderlines with the City of Pforzheim. Below they are mentioned in clockwise order, beginning to the north of the city. Except for Unterreichenbach, which belongs to the district of Calw, all of them are included in the district Enzkreis.

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Towns - Communities - Clockwise - Calw - Enzkreis

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Ispringen, Neulingen, Kieselbronn, Niefern-Oeschelbronn, Wurmberg, Wimsheim, Neuhausen (Enzkreis), Unterreichenbach, Engelsbrand, Birkenfeld (Enzkreis), Keltern and Kaempfelbach

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Ispringen - Neulingen - Kieselbronn - Niefern-Oeschelbronn - Wurmberg - Wimsheim - Neuhausen (Enzkreis) - Unterreichenbach - Engelsbrand - Birkenfeld (Enzkreis) - Keltern - Kaempfelbach

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City wards

The city of Pforzheim consists of 16 city wards. The communities Buechenbronn, Eutingen on the Enz, Hohenwart, Huchenfeld and Wuerm, 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. In important matters concerning any of these communities the opinions of the respective community councils must be taken into consideration. However, final decisions on the matter will be made by the Pforzheim city council.

Related Topics:
1970s - Community councils - Community administrations

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• City center (Innenstadt)
• Northern ward (Nordstadt)
• Eastern ward (Oststadt)
• Southeastern ward (Suedoststadt)
• Southwestern ward (Suedweststadt)
• Western ward (Weststadt)
• Arlinger
• Broetzingen
• Buckenberg and Hagenschiess; including Altgefaell, Haidach and Wald-Siedlung
• Buechenbronn including Sonnenberg
• Sonnenhof
• Dillweissenstein
• Eutingen on the Enz including Maeuerach
• Hohenwart
• Huchenfeld
• Wuerm

A small photo gallery with views of Pforzheim (2003)

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