Forchheim is a town in Upper Franconia in northern Bavaria, Germany, and the seat of the administrative district of Forchheim. A former royal city, it is sometimes called the Gateway to Franconian Switzerland after the scenic region to its northeast, and is known today for its ten day Annafest beer and music festival held each late July across 24 beer gardens on a wooded hillside on the edge of town. Its population was 30,705 as of December 2013.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude49.719722 degrees north 1 FAQs
When was Forchheim first mentioned in a written record?
Forchheim was first mentioned in 805.
Forchheim was first mentioned in the year 805, in the Diedenhofen capitulary of Charlemagne. That makes the town more than twelve centuries old as a documented place.
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1. Forchheim (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 33,359 (2025)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 49.719722, longitude 11.058056
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 266 m
P2046 (area)
area 44.46 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 33359 (2025)
View the Source2. Wikipedia (German): Forchheim
Wikipedia (German)Source text, founding-year-range-start: 805
Im Jahr 805 wurde die Stadt im Diedenhofener Kapitular von Karl dem Großen mit dem Namen „Foracheim“ erstmals urkundlich erwähnt.
Source text, founding-year-range-end: 805
Im Jahr 805 wurde die Stadt im Diedenhofener Kapitular von Karl dem Großen mit dem Namen „Foracheim“ erstmals urkundlich erwähnt.
Source text, founding-year: 805
Im Jahr 805 wurde die Stadt im Diedenhofener Kapitular von Karl dem Großen mit dem Namen „Foracheim“ erstmals urkundlich erwähnt.
View the Source Forchheim (Wikipedia)
- In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
On Continent: Europe, Lead paragraph names Bavaria; continent follows from the atlas record for Bavaria
[ˈfɔʁçhaɪm] ) is a town in Upper Franconia (German: Oberfranken) in northern Bavaria
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