District Forchheim

coat of arms map
Wappen des Landkreises Forchheim Lage des Landkreises Forchheim in Deutschland
base data
Land of the Federal Republic: Bavaria
governmental district: Upper Franconia
administrative seat: Forchheim
surface: 642.96 km ²
inhabitants: 113.485 (30. June 2005)
Population density: 177 inhabitants for each km ²
Kfz characteristics: FO
circle key: 09 4 74
circle arrangement: 29 Municipalities
address
of the district administration:
At the Streckerplatz 3
91301 Forchheim
Website: www.landkreis-forchheim.de
E-Mail address:
Politics
land advice: Reinhardt Glauber (L.G.)
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Lage des Landkreises Landkreis Forchheim in Bayern

the district Forchheim is a district in the south of the governmental district Upper Franconia in Bavaria. Neighbour circles are in the norththe district Bamberg, in the northeast and the east the district Bayreuth, in the southeast the district Nürnberger country and in the south and the west the district attaining high city.

Table of contents

de Geografie

a la parte grande del districto mienten en Suiza Frankish.

history

the largest part of the area around Forchheim stood up to occupationthe high pin Bamberg by Bavarian troops to 29. November 1802 nearly 800 years long under the sovereignty of the bishop von Bamberg. After the integration after Bavaria 1803 the “regional court Forchheim” were created, both responsibly for law and administrationwas. 1862 was separated into Bavaria law and administration and the administrative authority was renamed in “office for district Forchheim”, from which finally in the year 1939 a district administration office became, which administers the district.

The today's district Forchheim developed in the context of the Bavarian regional reorganization of 1972, when one integrated the district at that time the up to then circle-free district town Forchheim as well as parts of the dissolved districts Ebermannstadt and Pegnitz.

politics

Kreistag

CSU SPD L.G. JB the GREEN FDP WLF Rep entire
2002 25 11 13 4 3 1 2 1 60

(conditions: Choice at the 3. March 2002)

coat of arms

over silver sign foot, split into it a red fish, of gold and red; in front left turn, more covered with a silver diagonal on the left of border,red reinforced black lion, in the back a diagonally lying silver key.

circle partnerships

sponsorships exist Saxonian Switzerland with Berlin Wilmersdorf , the French city Biscarrosse , the district and the Stirling District in Scotland.

cities andMunicipalities

Cities
¹ member municipality of a central administrative body

  1. Ebermannstadt (6.851) ¹
  2. Forchheim, large district town (30.541)
  3. count mountain (4.101) ¹

markets
¹ member municipality of a central administrative body

  1. Eggolsheim (6.350)
  2. Egloffstein (2.059)
  3. pouring tartar (4.159)
  4. holding polarizing stone (1.587) ¹
  5. Igensdorf (4.702)
  6. nine-churches a.Brand (7.840)
  7. Pretzfeld (2.471)
  8. Wiesenttal (2.558)

Central administrative bodies

  1. Dormitz
    1. Dormitz (2.012)
    2. Hetzles (1.276)
    3. Kleinsendelbach (1.553)
  2. Ebermannstadt
    1. Ebermannstadt, city (6.851)
    2. Unterleinleiter (1.248)
  3. EFF-ELT-smell
    1. EFF-ELT-smell (2.706)
    2. Poxdorf (1.563)
  4. Gosberg
    1. Kunreuth (1.392)
    2. Pinzberg (1.923)
    3. Wiesenthau (1.711)
  5. count mountain
    1. count mountain, city (4.101)
    2. holding polarizing stone, market (1.587)
    3. Weissenohe (1.137)
  6. Kirchehrenbach
    1. Kirchehrenbach (2.303)
    2. People brook (1.774)
    3. while PUCB oh (2.029)

municipalities

  1. Hallerndorf (3.920)
  2. living (3.657)
  3. Heroldsbach (5.016)
  4. Langensendelbach (2.851)
  5. uppercloudy oh (2.195)

municipality-free area

  1. state forest to the west of Forchheim

(numbers of inhabitants of 30. June 2005)

traffic

the centerline of long-distance traffic forms the Regnitztal, in thatalready 1844 of the Kingdom of Bavaria the distance Nuremberg - Bamberg of the Ludwig south north course built is.

From the district town Forchheim out took the Bavarian state railways two local railways in enterprise. First led 1891 in the Wiesenttal upward to the former district town Ebermannstadt, thoseother 1892 over there in the Aischgrund after high city.

Then the valleys of Frankish Switzerland should be opened by Ebermannstadt. At the beginning of the First World War 1915 still the line in the flax leader valley could be opened after holy city. On the other hand the building pulled itselfthe course after Behringersmühle in stages until 1930; afterwards the German National Railroad gave the plan up to make the connection over Pottenstein after Pegnitz.

The south of the circle was served 1886 by the second and air course attaining - Eschenau - count mountain, thoseunder the name “sea-cow” admits became.

Today still 34 km distances serve the regular passenger traffic. On the other hand four local railway stages at 39 km length were shut down:

  • 1960: Gasseldorf - Unterleinleiter - holy city
  • 1961/63: Attain - nine-churches a.B. - Eschenau
  • 1976: Ebermannstadt -Behringersmühle
  • 1984: Forchheim - Poppendorf - high city (Aisch)

In the Wiesenttal between Ebermannstadt and Behringersmühle the steam course serves Frankish Switzerland e V routistic traffic with their museum course.

economics

in the district Forchheim 22,161 liable to social security persons employed are active (conditions:Juni 2004). Contrary to other districts Nordbayerns registers Forchheim a relatively stable person employed development.

In the processing trade (industry + producing handicraft) 2005 6,477 coworkers were active (enterprises with 20 and more persons employed), the 2.27 billion Euro convert. 72.3% of the conversionbeen allotted to the foreign country.

Largest employers are according to IHK for Upper Franconia the Siemens AG (Forchheim/medical technology), the Kennametal GmbH & cost. Kg (Ebermannstadt/tool construction), the Huhtamaki Forchheim GmbH& of cost. Kg (Forchheim/packing) and the hospital Forchheim of the united Pfründnerstiftungen (Forchheim).

A great many inhabitantsfrom the city and the district Forchheim oscillate for working after attaining.

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