Forchheim is a district in Bavaria

Bavaria

Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Bamberg

Bamberg (district)

Bamberg Land is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It surrounds but does not include the town of Bamberg. The district is bounded by the districts of Lichtenfels, Bayreuth, Forchheim, Erlangen-Höchstadt, Neustadt -Bad Windsheim, Kitzingen, Schweinfurt and Haßberge.- History :The history of the...

, Bayreuth

Bayreuth (district)

Bayreuth is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It surrounds, but does not include the city of Bayreuth. The district is bounded by the districts of Kulmbach, Hof, Wunsiedel, Tirschenreuth, Neustadt/Waldnaab, Amberg-Sulzbach, Nürnberger Land, Forchheim and Bamberg.-History:The district was established...

, Nürnberger Land

Nürnberger Land

Nürnberger Land is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Forchheim, Bayreuth, Amberg-Sulzbach, Neumarkt, Roth and Erlangen-Höchstadt, and by the city of Nuremberg.-History:...

 and Erlangen-Höchstadt

Erlangen-Höchstadt

Erlangen-Höchstadt is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Fürth, Neustadt -Bad Windsheim, Bamberg, Forchheim and Nürnberger Land, and by the cities of Nuremberg and Erlangen...

.

History

Until 1803 the region was divided between the clerical state of Bamberg

Bamberg

Bamberg is a city in Bavaria, Germany. It is located in Upper Franconia on the river Regnitz, close to its confluence with the river Main. Bamberg is one of the few cities in Germany that was not destroyed by World War II bombings because of a nearby Artillery Factory that prevented planes from...

 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

Regnitz

The Regnitz is a river in Bavaria, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Main and is in length.The river is formed by the confluence of the rivers Rednitz and Pegnitz, which meet in the city of Fürth. From there the Regnitz runs northwards through the cities of Erlangen and Forchheim...

, 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 Bamberg Bamberg is a city in Bavaria, Germany. It is located in Upper Franconia on the river Regnitz, close to its confluence with the river Main. Bamberg is one of the few cities in Germany that was not destroyed by World War II bombings because of a nearby Artillery Factory that prevented planes from... 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

Towns	Municipalities
Ebermannstadt Ebermannstadt Ebermannstadt is a town in the district of Forchheim, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 10 km northeast of Forchheim and 25 km southeast of Bamberg.-Districts:*Breitenbach*Ebermannstadt*Gasseldorf*Niedermirsberg*Rüssenbach*Neuses-Poxstall... Forchheim Forchheim Forchheim may refer to the following places in Germany:*Forchheim, capital of the district of Forchheim, Bavaria*Forchheim am Kaiserstuhl, a municipality in Baden-Württemberg*Forchheim , part of Rheinstetten, Baden-Württemberg... Gräfenberg Gräfenberg, Bavaria Gräfenberg is a Franconian town in the district of Forchheim, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 16 km southeast of Forchheim and 25 km northeast of Nuremberg.-Location:Gräfenberg is located in the southern part of Little Switzerland....	Dormitz Dormitz Dormitz is a Bavarian municipality in the district of Forchheim , and the administrative headquarters of the Dormitz community, which includes the parishes of Kleinsendelbach and Hetzles.-History:... Effeltrich Effeltrich Effeltrich is a municipality in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria in Germany.... Eggolsheim Eggolsheim Eggolsheim is a municipality in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria in Germany.... Egloffstein Egloffstein Egloffstein is a municipality in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria in Germany.... Gößweinstein Gößweinstein Gößweinstein is a municipality in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria in Germany.-Districts:-History:The first record of the Goswinesteyn Castle is from 1076. Prior to 1102 the Hochstift Bamberg became the owner of the castle. The prince-bishop of Bamberg Friedrich Carl von Schönborn elevated... Hallerndorf Hallerndorf Hallerndorf is a municipality in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria in Germany.... Hausen Hausen, Upper Franconia Hausen is a municipality in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria in Germany.... Heroldsbach Heroldsbach Heroldsbach is a municipality in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria in Germany.-External links:*... Hetzles Hetzles Hetzles is a municipality in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria in Germany.... Hiltpoltstein Hiltpoltstein Hiltpoltstein is a municipality in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria in Germany.... Igensdorf Igensdorf Igensdorf is a municipality in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria in Germany.... Kirchehrenbach Kirchehrenbach Kirchehrenbach is a municipality in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria in Germany....	Kleinsendelbach Kleinsendelbach Kleinsendelbach is a municipality in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria in Germany.... Kunreuth Kunreuth Kunreuth is a municipality in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria in Germany.... Langensendelbach Langensendelbach Langensendelbach is a municipality in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria in Germany. There live about 3500 inhabitats the village Bräuningshof is a part of Langensendelbach..History:... Leutenbach Leutenbach, Bavaria Leutenbach is a municipality in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria in Germany.... Neunkirchen am Brand Neunkirchen am Brand Neunkirchen am Brand is a municipality in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria in Germany.-History:Important dates are the founding of the Canons Regular of Saint Augustine monastery, Neunkirchen am Brand monastery, in 1314 and the conferment of the status as market town in 1410. In 1803... Obertrubach Obertrubach Obertrubach is a municipality in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria in Germany.... Pinzberg Pinzberg Pinzberg is a municipality in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria in Germany.Pinzberg lies in the region Upper Franconia west.The following gemarkungen exist: Dobenreuth, Gosberg, Pinzberg, Elsenberg-History:... Poxdorf Poxdorf Poxdorf is a municipality in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria in Germany.... Pretzfeld Pretzfeld Pretzfeld is a municipality in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria in Germany.... Unterleinleiter Unterleinleiter Unterleinleiter is a municipality in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria in Germany.... Weilersbach Weilersbach Weilersbach is a municipality in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria in Germany.... Weißenohe Weißenohe Weißenohe is a municipality in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria in Germany.... Wiesenthau Wiesenthau Wiesenthau is a municipality in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria in Germany.... Wiesenttal Wiesenttal Wiesenttal is a municipality in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria in Germany....

External links

• Official website (German)