Pforzen

Coat of arms

Pforzen

Location of Pforzen within Ostallgäu district

Coordinates: 47°56′N 10°37′E / 47.933°N 10.617°ECoordinates: 47°56′N 10°37′E / 47.933°N 10.617°E

Country

Government

• Mayor

Maximilian Haug (CSU/FW)

Area

• Total

23.69 km² (9.15 sq mi)

Population (2013-12-31)^[1]

• Total

2,205

• Density

93/km² (240/sq mi)

CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

87666

08346

OAL

Website

www.pforzen.de

Pforzen is a municipality in Ostallgäu, Bavaria.

Cemetery

Near Pforzen is an extended Alemannic cemetery that was in use from the 5th up to the 8th century. A total of 442 graves were excavated in two campaigns in 1991/2 and 1996. Two items bearing runic inscriptions were recovered, the Pforzen buckle in 1992 and an ivory ring in 1996.

Images

Church St. Valentin

former railstation Pforzen

Towns and municipalities in Ostallgäu

Aitrang Baisweil Bidingen Biessenhofen Buchloe Eggenthal Eisenberg Friesenried Füssen Germaringen Görisried Günzach Halblech Hopferau Irsee Jengen Kaltental Kraftisried Lamerdingen Lechbruck Lengenwang Marktoberdorf Mauerstetten Nesselwang Obergünzburg Oberostendorf Osterzell Pforzen Pfronten Rettenbach am Auerberg Rieden Rieden am Forggensee Ronsberg Roßhaupten Rückholz Ruderatshofen Schwangau Seeg Stötten Stöttwang Unterthingau Untrasried Waal Wald Westendorf

References

↑ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). 31 December 2013.

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