DISCOVERING PFORZHEIM CULTURE – LEISURE Welcome to Pforzheim! Connected to the Black Forest and encompassed by the Kraichgau and Stromberg regions, Pforzheim is situated in a scenic location. At the confluence of the three rivers Enz, Nagold and Würm, it is also known as the three-valley city, offering much in the way of recreation. As gateway to the Black Forest, Pforzheim is also an ideal starting point for hikers and cyclists. No other town in Germany is so closely linked to the history of the jewellery and watchmaking industry as the “Golden City” of Pforzheim. Here you can experi- ence the world of jewellery at first hand, for example in Pforzheim’s jewellery museum in the Reuchlinhaus. What is more, Pforzheim offers its visitors further cultural attractions and highlights, such as the 360° panorama in the old gasometer. Set off on a tour of discovery and get to know Pforzheim with all its characteristic and endearing facets. Follow our guides through the city centre or visit one of our many sights of interest. We are pleased to welcome you to Pforzheim as our guest. PUBLISHED BY Wirtschaft und Stadtmarketing Pforzheim Lindenstraße 2 Your Pforzheim tourism marketing team 75175 Pforzheim +49 (0)7231 39-3700 +49 (0)7231 39-3707 [email protected] www.ws-pforzheim.de 3 Contents Page PFORZHEIM JEWELLERY MUSEUm – REUCHLINHAUS 6 TECHNICAL MUSEUM OF THE PFORZHEIM JEWELLERY AND WATCHMAKING INDUSTRY 7 SCHMUCKWELTEN PFORZHEIM 8 SCHÜtt | JEWELLERY AND PRECIOUS StONES 9 PFORZHEIM GASOMETER 10 PFORZHEIM WILDLIFE PARK 11 HISTORY OF THE CITY 12 MONUMENTS 14 SCHLOSS- UND StIFTSKIRCHE St. MICHAEL 16 JOHANNES REUCHLIN MUSEUM 17 PFORZHEIM ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM 18 PFORZHEIM MUNICIPAL MUSEUM 19 FURTHER MUSEUMS 20 ART AND CULTURE 22 ACTIVITIES 24 PARKS AND GARDENS 25 ARCHITECTURE AND PUBLIC SpACES 26 REGULAR EVENTS 28 SHOppING AND GASTRONOMY 30 GUIDED CITY TOURS 31 USEFUL INFORMATION 32 PFORZHEIM IN A DAY 34 MAp 38 4 5 Pforzheim Jewellery Technical Museum 1 Museum – Reuchlinhaus 2 Pforzheim The Pforzheim jewellery museum in the Reuchlinhaus It is full of activity, it smells of oil and metal, and the is the only museum in the world specialising in the machines are noisy! In the building of the former history of jewellery. Around 2,000 exhibits illustrate Kollmar & Jourdan jewellery factory you can explore the art of jewellery from five millennia, from the the traditional Pforzheim jewellery and watchmaking ancient world to the present: elaborately and finely industry, which once dominated the world market. worked pieces of Etruscan jewellery, exuberant baroque treasures, significant art nouveau items as The museum shows the technology of the jewellery well as a noted collection of modern jewellery. and watchmaking industry in its historical context, the manufacturing techniques and also the working Multiple exhibitions over the course of the year enable conditions and the developments in the city of the visitors to rediscover the museum time and again. Pforzheim. One focus is on how history lives on in The Reuchlinhaus is also an architectural jewel. It was the present day: many companies have developed built in 1961 to the plans of architect Manfred Lehm- their own special skills based on the jewellery and bruck in the »international style« and is evocative of watch production and today are also successful in the architecture of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. new markets. ADDRESS Jahnstraße 42, 75173 Pforzheim ADDRESS Bleichstraße 81, 75173 Pforzheim PHONE 07231 392126 PHONE 07231 392869 WEBSITE www.schmuckmuseum.de WEBSITE www.technisches-museum.de 6 7 SCHMUCKWELTEN SCHÜTT | Jewellery and 3 Pforzheim 4 Precious Stones In a setting that is unique throughout Europe, undre- Known as a tourist highlight far beyond the borders of amed-of possibilities of shopping for gold and Pforzheim, this exhibition of precious stones has been diamond masterpieces are presented on three continually modernised since 2015. The exhibition of storeys. On top of this, there are fascinating disco- precious stones on the SCHÜTT company premises is very areas and the opportunity to work creatively one of Pforzheim’s “must-sees”. Over an exhibition with gold. More than 250 years of experience and space of more than 350m², visitors can experience the skill can be felt here at close quarters! fascinating world of precious stones and crystals at close hand and learn all about the multifaceted world In the SCHMUCKWELTEN “bel étage” on the first of precious stones. On guided tours through the floor, the Deutsche Schmuck und Uhren and the exhibition, visitors learn lots of things worth knowing Galerie für Kunst & Design showcase their craft. On and get to hear fascinating facts about the origins and this platform, practically everything revolves around formation of the precious stones. SCHÜTT presents design and quality “made in Pforzheim”. In the trans- and sells not only jewellery from its own goldsmith parent manufactory, the jewellery past of Pforzheim studios, but also items of jewellery from other Pforz- comes alive again and invites you to take part. heim jewellery designers and artists. ADDRESS Westliche-Karl-Friedrich-Str. 56, 75172 Pforzheim ADDRESS Goldschmiedeschulstr. 6, 75173 Pforzheim PHONE 07231 800060 PHONE 07231 22001 WEBSITE www.schmuckwelten.de WEBSITE www.schuett-pforzheim.de 8 9 5 Pforzheim Gasometer 6 Pforzheim Wildlife Park Experience the work of the panorama artist Asisi in Pforzheim’s wildlife park with its 70 different types of the Golden City. The gas holder, which was built in wild and working animals is one of the most popular 1912, has been given a new lease of life thanks to an recreational facilities in the Northern Black Forest extensive overall refurbishment. Today, the 40-meter region. Being able to feed and treat the animals in the high industrial monument combines its fascinating park like friends, experiencing the thrills in the forest technology with the largest 360° panorama in the climbing park or letting off steam in the forest play world by the artist Yadegar Asisi; the panorama is areas help young and old grasp nature, in the true displayed over 3.500m² inside the gas holder and sense of the word. can be viewed at close range from a 15-meter high Pforzheim’s wildlife park is one of the most exceptional visitors’ platform. wildlife parks in the south of Germany. Together with 29 Set off on a spectacular journey into another world other parks, it even got a special mention in “the most and be impressed and fascinated by the world’s beautiful wildlife parks between the North Sea and largest breath-taking 360° panorama! the Alps – Germany’s wild animals” by the renowned You can find out which panorama is currently on international magazine „National Geographic“. show at www.gasometer-pforzheim.de Pforzheim’s wildlife park – seriously natural. ADDRESS Hohwiesenweg 6, 75175 Pforzheim ADDRESS Tiefenbronnerstraße 100, 75175 Pforzheim PHONE 07231 7760997 PHONE 07231 393328 WEBSITE www.gasometer-pforzheim.de WEBSITE www.pforzheim.de 10 11 7 History of the City After 90: Pforzheim was established as the Roman 1776: Introduction of free enterprise in Pforzheim’s settlement Portus (lat. harbour/river crossing) on the jewellery industry. river Enz near the modern bridge Altstädter Brücke. Around 1836: In Pforzheim, Ferdinand Oechsle 13th/14th century: Pforzheim experiences its first invents a device for measuring the sugar content in period of prosperity. In the city, a group of influential grape juice. patricians emerges. This group develops extensive 1839: “Goldsmiths’ revolution” in Pforzheim: a conflict activities on the financial market. about working hours in Pforzheim’s industry leads to 1447: “Pforzheim’s Princely Wedding”: the wedding violence. of the Margrave Karl I of Baden with Katharina of 1888: Bertha Benz and her two sons undertake the Austria, the sister of Emperor Friedrich III, is celebra- first long-distance trip by car from Mannheim to ted in Pforzheim with great pomp. Pforzheim and back. 1718: Inauguration of the “Orphanage, Mental Asylum, 1945: In an air raid on 23 February, the town centre of Hospital, Gaol and Workhouse” in the building of the Pforzheim is completely destroyed. Almost 20,000 former Dominican Convent. people die within just 22 minutes. 1767: Establishment of a watch and jewellery factory 2017: Pforzheim celebrates 250 years as Golden City in the orphanage (former Dominican Convent). Present: Pforzheim’s traditional strengths – high-preci- Pforzheim’s jewellery industry developed out of this sion work and design –, which have their origins in the factory. jewellery and watchmaking industry, are advancing and 1768: Establishment of the school for goldsmiths and leading into new innovative industrial sectors. watchmakers. Here, pupils from the orphanage were taught how to draw. 12 13 8 Monuments Wallberg The summit of the Wallberg, which can be seen for miles, is made up of the debris and building rubble from the Second World War. The commemorative steles remind us all of the importance of peace and that war is not a means of enforcing political goals. They are also a reminder of the rebuilding effort following the total devastation of the city, as an example of how the crisis was surmounted. The “Rassler” The workers in the Pforzheim jewellery industry, who, from the middle of the 19th century onwards, walked into town every day in groups from the neighbouring communities are symbolically portrayed in the „Rassler“ by Fritz Theilmann. The name refers to the sound of their hobnailed boots as they hastened through the cobbled streets. Bertha Benz Monument The monument recalls the pioneering feat of Bertha Benz, who, in August 1888, together with her sons Eugen and Richard undertook the first long-distance automobile trip in the world. The extremely arduous journey took them across country from Mannheim to her home town of Pforzheim. Pforzemer Seckel The figure of the “Pforzemer Seckel” by Fritz Theil- mann is meant to recall this colloquial term, which was coined in Pforzheim.