Pforzen
Appearance
Pforzen | |
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Location of Pforzen within Ostallgäu district | |
Country | Germany |
State | Bavaria |
Admin. region | Schwaben |
District | Ostallgäu |
Government | |
• Mayor | Maximilian Haug (CSU/FW) |
Area | |
• Total | 23.69 km2 (9.15 sq mi) |
Elevation | 656 m (2,152 ft) |
Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 2,420 |
• Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 87666 |
Dialling codes | 08346 |
Vehicle registration | 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
References
- ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).