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Bamberg Old Town
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23 km · about 25 min drive
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Forchheim
Bavaria, Germany · Europe
About Forchheim
Forchheim is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Hausen, 29km from Nuremberg Old Town & Imperial Castle.
Forchheim is in Bavaria, Germany, with about 30,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Hausen, about 4 km away.
Forchheim (German pronunciation: [ˈfɔʁçhaɪm] ) is a town in Upper Franconia (German: Oberfranken) 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, referring to the region ofRead more
outstanding natural beauty to the north east of the town. Nowadays Forchheim is most famous for its ten day long beer and music festival (Annafest) which takes place in late July in an idyllic wooded hillside, home to 24 beer gardens, on the outskirts of the town. Forchheim's population, as of December 2013, was 30,705, and its land area is 44.95 square kilometres (17.36 square miles). Its position is 49° 44' N, 11° 04' E and its elevation is 265 metres (869 feet) above sea level.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Forchheim?
Within an hour or so of Forchheim: Bamberg Old Town (23 km), Nuremberg Old Town & Imperial Castle (29 km), Norisring (32 km), Maybach Car Museum Neumarkt (57 km).
Are there any good drives near Forchheim?
The nearest famous roads are Schleizer Dreieck.
Where is Forchheim?
Forchheim is in Bavaria, Germany, about 4 km from Hausen.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 30,442
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Bavaria
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 49.7175, 11.0588
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Germany
ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.
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Worth the detour from Forchheim
4 notable places within an hour's drive.
castle
Nuremberg Old Town & Imperial Castle
The historic heart of Franconia featuring the Kaiserburg, Albrecht Dürer's house, and Germany's most famous Christmas market.
29 km · about 35 min drive
racetrack
Norisring
Street circuit lapping the monumental Zeppelinfeld grandstand in Nuremberg; Germany's answer to Monaco, it has hosted the roaring Norisring Speedweekend since 1947.
32 km · about 35 min drive
museum
Maybach Car Museum Neumarkt
The world's largest collection of Maybach luxury automobiles, gleaming inside a restored Express Works factory hall in Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz.
57 km · about 65 min drive
Driving in Germany
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.78/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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