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Pforzen
Coat of arms of Pforzen
Location of Pforzen within Ostallgäu district
AustriaKempten (Allgäu)OberallgäuKaufbeurenAugsburg (district)UnterallgäuGarmisch-Partenkirchen (district)Weilheim-SchongauLandsberg (district)Rettenbach am AuerbergWestendorfWaldWaalUntrasriedUnterthingauHalblechStöttwangStöttenSeegSchwangauRückholzRuderatshofenRoßhauptenRonsbergRiedenRieden am ForggenseePfrontenPforzenOsterzellOberostendorfObergünzburgNesselwangMauerstettenMarktoberdorfLengenwangLechbruckLamerdingenKraftisriedKaltentalJengenIrseeGünzachHopferauGörisriedGermaringenFüssenFriesenriedEisenbergEggenthalBuchloeBidingenBaisweilBiessenhofenAitrang
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionSchwaben
DistrictOstallgäu
Government
 • MayorMaximilian 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
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
87666
Dialling codes08346
Vehicle registrationOAL
Websitewww.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

References