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Pforzheim Pages by hunterV
| Page Views: 1,242 Last Visit to Pforzheim: April, 2001 | City of Gold by hunterV - last update: Mar 25, 2008 |
During my stay in Germany as a German teacher at a country study seminar my colleagues and I made a day's trip to Pforzheim to get know this city a little.
The city is known as the gateway to the Black Forest. It stands on the confluence of three rivers: the Enz, the Nagold and the Kleiner Wuerm.
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|  | "Gateway to the Black Forest" It was the Romans who first appreciated the favorable location of the city, settled there and gave the settlement the name of "Portus" - "gateway".
The city is also the birthplace of the great humanist Johannes Reuchlin.
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Fully Restored
Although the city was totally destroyed in the last war, it was fully restored and now looks quite modern and beautiful. The town's long history can only be observed in the ancient castle and the monastery church of St.Michael (13th century) and a few other remnants.
It was interesting to walk downtown and to visit the city museum of gold. I hope to make another trip to that city in the future.
| | | During a traffic jam on our way |
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| Pros: | "clean streets, a great museum and affable people" | | Cons: | "too much to see in one day..." | | In A Nutshell: | "Wonderful combination of old and modern" |
hunterV's Pforzheim Travel Tips
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LoriPori Tue Aug 19, 2008 19:46 UTC
Interesting tips on Pforzheim. I think I would like the jewellery museum. | christine.j Thu Mar 20, 2008 12:09 UTC
Pforzheim and Freiburg - it looks like you experienced all of the Black Forest, from the North to the South. | Nemorino Sun Nov 25, 2007 01:08 UTC
Yes, I remember the traffic jams from the bad old days when I had to travel by automobile. Last September I went to Pforzheim by train, and it was MUCH better. | Kuznetsov_Sergey Sun Dec 31, 2006 16:22 UTC
Nice page, Victor! I know the name of this city only by guide signs on autobahns when passing it by... |
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