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Pforzheim... the city and the region
Some history of the city
the oldest root goes back to 90: Portus as a roman settlement from 1080 - 1500 raise of the city and official documents about right to hold markets destroyments of the city (1688-1697) and begin (1767) of manufactures in jewellery and watches Industrial raise and prosperity of the city in the 19. century 1945 strong bombing and destroyment of the city at the end of World War II.
Rebuilding the city after World War II
The Schlosskirche - medieval church The Town Hall View on the river Enz and the Stadtkirche The theatre Market square in Broetzingen
Pforzheim - a mix of styles
Medieval roots and leftovers Industrial culture of the 19. century Functional city architecture after 1945 Modernity of the 60ies Post-modernity and new classicism of the last years
Specific for Pforzheim
Museum for Jewellery First car ride by Bertha Benz from Mannheim to Pforzheim Birthplace of Johannes Reuchlin Schmuckwelten - a permanent trade show of the jewellery and watch industry the "event culture" of the city
Further information
         
The city Pforzheim The county Enzkreis The Black Forest The local newspaper