What is "forchheim"

Forchheim is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Bamberg, Bayreuth, Nürnberger Land and Erlangen-Höchstadt.

Forchheim may refer to the following places in Germany:

• Forchheim, a town in Bavaria
• Forchheim (district), in Bavaria
• Forchheim am Kaiserstuhl, a municipality in Baden-Württemberg
• Forchheim (Rheinstetten), part of Rheinstetten, Baden-Württemberg
• Forchheim, a subdivision of Pockau, Saxony
• Forchheim, a part of Ziegra-Knobelsdorf, Saxony

Forchheim is a large town in Upper Franconia in northern Bavaria, and also the seat of the administrative district of Forchheim. Forchheim is a former royal city, and is sometimes called the “Gateway to the Franconian Switzerland”, as the region is known. Its population, as of December 2013, was 30,705, and its land area is . Its position is 49° 44' N, 11° 04' E and its elevation is above sea level.