Discover the Royal City of Forchheim the HEART of the CITY
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EXPERIENCE FORCHHEIM Discover the Royal City of Forchheim THE HEART OF THE CITY Every LITTLE CORNER charmingly Franconian. HISTORY & BEER & NATURE & TRADITION GASTRONOMY ACTIVITIES Every LITTLE CORNER charmingly Franconian. 04 Experience 18 Experience the plea- 28 Active experiences When Franconian tradition Forchheim’s history sures of Forchheim in Forchheim meets multicultural gastronomy 06 Milestones in the 20 Breweries 30 The Königsbad and half-timbered houses nestle city’s history 22 The Kellerwald 31 Sauna along cobblestone lanes, then 08 The Old Town 23 The Beer Queen 32 The Stadtpark you have arrived in the heart 12 Guided tours 24 Epicurean events 33 The Magnesia of Forchheim. 14 Traditional events Climbing Hall 25 Gastronomy & 16 The Pfalzmuseum local products 34 Cycling Discover the Royal City with its 17 For kids 26 Epicurean delights 35 Hiking great variety of delights, nature 36 Franconian and history. Switzerland 38 Accommodations OVERVIEW 03 HISTORY & TRADITION THE NAME » FORCHHEIM 03 DATES TO THE MIDDLE OF THE 7th CENTURY Forchheim’s tour guides can take you along on various EXPERIENCE AND DERIVES tours for a unique journey through time in the histori- cal Old Town, the casemates or up to the Kellerwald to FORCHHEIM’S FROM THE OLD visit the tradition-steeped beer cellars. Immerse your- HIGH GERMAN self in Forchheim’s impressive history and experience HISTORY Franconian tradition between the past and the future! 01 02 WORD “FORA- HA“ (PINE). Forchheim, one of the oldest cities in Fran- Archaeological excavations show that the Regnitz Valley, which surrounds Forchheim, was conia, has preserved its medieval to Baroque inhabited as long ago as prehistoric times. In the appearance with its many half-timbered 7th century, the Franks established a small settle- ment here. Thanks to its transport-favourable houses and fortress. Anyone who wanders location, it soon developed into an important cen- along the cobblestone streets on the trail of tre of long-distance trade. The Königspfalz palace mentioned in historical writings was built during the old kings can enjoy a close experience the reign of the Carolingian kings, but no trace of of the city’s history, which goes back more it has ever been found in the city. than 1,200 years. In the 16th century, Forchheim developed into a powerful fortress town. Four bastions still stand as a reminder of this chapter in the city’s history. 01 The two-storey main building of the Forchheim Rathaus was built in 1402. The Rathaus or Town Hall ensemble is a 02 At the beginning of the 13th century, people assumed that the city’s name had masterpiece of half-timbered construction and derived from the Old High German word for a trademark of the city. The famous Kaiserpfalz trout. This led to the creation of Forchheim’s palace, which is actually a bishop’s castle, and St. coat of arms. 03 The Nürnberger Tor or Martin’s church with its Baroque high altar, have Nuremberg Gate – the only remaining gateway of the early modern city wall. characterised the city centre for centuries. 04 HISTORY & TRADITION HISTORY & TRADITION 05 HISTORY & TRADITION MILESTONES IN THE CITY’S HISTORY In the Middle Ages, the eyes of the 805 911 around 1200 1450 1632 1802 1845 2018 mighty were aimed particularly at Forchheim is Louis IV dies. Forchheim is presumably Pope Pius II Several times during The ecclesiastical princi- The Ludwig-Danu- Forchheim is Forchheim, for three kings were mentioned by Conrad I of the granted town privileges praises the the Thirty Years’ War palities are dissolved and be-Main Canal and distinguished once elected here. Over the cen- name for the Conradine dy- in the 13th century. The city’s bread. (1616-1648), the incorporated into secular one of Germany’s by the Free turies, the city has developed from first time as a nasty is elected oldest city seal dates to Forchheim Swedes stand at the principalities. The Electo- earliest railway State of Ba- a Frankish royal court into one of stockyard and as his successor 1310 and shows a coat of is also known gates of Forchheim rate of Bavaria is granted lines, which ran varia as one the most important tourist centres trade centre in in Forchheim. arms featuring two trout. for its beer – without success, the Prince-Bishopric between Nurem- of 100 Bava- in the Nuremberg metropolitan the Capitulary of This is a “false-canting” and good for the city is not of Bamberg, including berg and Bamberg, rian centres region. If you would like to create Diedenhofen. coat of arms. flour. taken. Forchheim Fortress, who- introduce new of epicurean your own impression of Forch- se designation as fortress transportation delights. heim’s historic past, here is a tip: was lifted in 1838. routes. the Porta Vorchheimensis, located in the pedestrian zone, gives an impressive, entertaining account of the city’s history in 12 pictures. 09th cent. 10th cent. 11th cent. 12th cent. 13th cent. 14th cent. 15th cent. 16th cent. 17th cent. 18th cent. 19th cent. 20th cent. 21st cent. Naturally, our tour guides can tell you more about the venerable past of this Royal City. 900 1077 1380 1552 1796 1840 1938 Louis IV, also known Henry IV, excommunicated by the Pope, Bishop Lambert von The Lutheran After the Forchheim On Wiesent- as Louis the Child, sets off for Canossa on a penitential journey. Brunn of Bamberg com- Albrecht II outbreak of celebrates its straße, the is proclaimed king Rudolf von Rheinfelden, leader of an opposi- missions the construction Alcibiades, the French first Annafest. synagogue and crowned at tion group of anti-Salian princes, is elected as of a castle, now known Margrave of Revolution, In 2018, the of the Jewish the age of six in anti-king to Henry IV in the presence of two as the Kaiserpfalz, as a Kulmbach- Forchheim is festivities in the community is Forchheim. It is the papal legates and several bishops in Forch- second residence. The Brandenburg, occupied by Kellerwald are blown up by first recorded royal heim. There are now two concurrent kings. bishop, though politically conquers Forch- French troops distinguished members of coronation. Henry IV condemns Rudolf to death, and war successful, is not popular heim and briefly during the War with the Bava- the SA during ensues. The election of Rudolf is confirmed among his underlings due introduces the of the First rian Homeland the November by the Pope in 1080. to his introduction of Reformation. Coalition. Award. pogrom. taxes on beer and wine. 06 HISTORY & TRADITION HISTORY & TRADITION 07 HISTORY & TRADITION FORTIFICATIONS THE OLD TOWN If you want to form an impression 02 of Franconia, just take a stroll through the Old Town centre of Forchheim with all your senses alert. The typically Franconian The fortifications of the Prince-Bishopric were built in KAMMERERS MÜHLE half-timbering tucks itself away the old Italian style in 1552 after the capture of Forch- in corners and lanes, but pro- heim in the Second Margrave War and proved their worth udly asserts itself on squares Kammerers Mühle stands on Wiesentstraße, which runs in the Thirty Years’ War. The fortress was not completed and streets. The city’s history parallel to the arm of the river. This mill is a building from until the 18th cen- is reflected in the diversity of the Baroque period. The richly ornamented carvings in tury, by which time buildings from past centuries. In the framing timbers on the upper levels are well-preser- more bastions built the pedestrian zone, Franconian ved. Over the course of time, the mill has leaned towards on the French model bakers and butchers, small shops the river, but has remained stable until today – like the were completed. The 01 with an intimate atmosphere and Leaning Tower of Pisa. inclined ramparts were speciality stores offer everything originally around 10 your heart desires. And for those to 14 metres high. The who need a break during or after north and northwest 01 Forchheim’s oldest their shopping expedition, there sides of the fortress building dates to 1341 and are not only many restaurants stands on Hornschuch- are well-preserved. with typically Franconian food and allee. 02 Extensive remains The Saltorturm tower of the city wall can be seen THE THREE Forchheim beer, but also eateries beside the Kaiserpfalz in the Stadtpark. 03 A view featuring international cuisine. » OLDEST dates to the 14th centu- of the fortifications from 1635 (Source: Municipal BUILDINGS IN ry and was thus part of Archive). the medieval fortifica- FORCHHEIM tions. ARE FROM 03 THE 14th CENTURY. 08 HISTORY & TRADITION HISTORY & TRADITION 09 HISTORY & TRADITION RATHAUSPLATZ LITTLE VENICE/CORVES The large square in front of the Town Hall tower have been preserved. A closer look The area between the Spitalkirche and the bridge is one of the most beautiful in all of Fran- at the wood carvings in the timberwork of on Vogelstraße is known as “Little Venice”. conia. It is dominated by the west wing of the front building, which were created by This 800-metre stretch is home to picturesque the imposing Town Hall. The Gothic main Forchheim carpenter Hans Ruhalm, reveals 16th-century buildings that stand directly adja- building was erected in 1402; the Magis- them to depict cryptic allegories – ironic, cent to the river. Many of the balconies rest on trates’ Hall to the west was built in the full of humour and innuendo. For instance, 300-year-old piles that are anchored to the bot- Renaissance style in 1535. The picturesque in one scene a bent-over figure uses both tom of the Wiesent. The plane-tiled roofs of the half-timbered façade and the slender bell corves form a row along the riverbank.