Forchheim

Forchheim is a Landkreis in , . It is bounded by the districts of , , and .
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  • Type: Locality with 116,000 residents
  • Description: district in Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
  • Also known as: DE248” and “Forchheim District

Places of Interest

Highlights include Schloss and Hagenbach castle.

Castle
is a castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leutenbach and Weilersbach.

Village
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is a municipality in the district of Forchheim in in .

Village
is a municipality in the district of Forchheim in in .

Town
is a town in the district of Forchheim, in , . It is situated 10 km northeast of Forchheim and 25 km southeast of . is situated 5 km north of Forchheim.

Forchheim

Latitude
49.7383° or 49° 44′ 18″ north
Longitude
11.1711° or 11° 10′ 16″ east
Population
116,000
Elevation
377 metres (1,237 feet)
Open location code
8FXHP5QC+8C
Geo­Names ID
3220848
Wiki­data ID
Q10445
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Forchheim” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: منطقة فورشهايم
  • Aragonese: Districto de Forchheim
  • Armenian: Ֆորխհայմ
  • Bavarian: Landkroas Forchheim
  • Belarusian: Форхгайм
  • Catalan: districte de Forchheim
  • Catalan: Landkreis Forchheim
  • Cebuano: Landkreis Forchheim
  • Chinese: Forchheim Kūn
  • Chinese: 福希海姆县
  • Czech: Zemský okres Forchheim
  • Danish: Landkreis Forchheim
  • Dutch: Forchheim
  • Dutch: Landkreis Forchheim
  • Esperanto: Distrikto Forchheim
  • Finnish: Forchheimin piirikunta
  • French: arrondissement de Forchheim
  • French: Arrondissement de Forchheim
  • Georgian: ფორხჰაიმის რაიონი
  • German: Forchheim (Oberfranken, Kreis)
  • German: Landkreis Forchheim
  • Hebrew: מחוז פורכהיים
  • Hungarian: Forchheim járás
  • Hungarian: Forchheimi járás
  • Indonesian: Forchheim
  • Interlingue: Subdistrict Forchheim
  • Italian: circondario di Forchheim
  • Italian: Circondario di Forchheim
  • Japanese: フォルヒハイム郡
  • Kazakh: Форххайм
  • Kurdish: Forchheim
  • Ladin: Landkreis Forchheim
  • Lombard: Forchheim
  • Macedonian: Форххајм
  • Malay: Forchheim
  • Min Nan Chinese: Forchheim Kūn
  • Northern Frisian: Forchheim (Lönjkris)
  • Northern Frisian: Forchheim
  • Persian: فورشایم (ناحیه)
  • Persian: فورشایم
  • Polish: Powiat Forchheim
  • Portuguese: Forchheim
  • Romanian: Districtul Forchheim
  • Romanian: Forchheim
  • Russian: Форххайм
  • Saterfriesisch: Forchheim
  • Spanish: Distrito de Forchheim
  • Spanish: Forchheim
  • Swedish: Landkreis Forchheim
  • Turkish: Forchheim
  • Turkish: Landkreis Forchheim
  • Ukrainian: Форхгайм
  • Urdu: فورشایم (ضلع)
  • Urdu: فورشایم
  • Uzbek: Forchheim
  • Vietnamese: Forchheim
  • Waray (Philippines): Forchheim
  • Western Frisian: Forchheim
  • Western Panjabi: فورشائم

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