Pforzen

Pforzen
Pforzen
Municipality
	Church of Saint Valentine
	Coat of arms
	Location of Pforzen within Ostallgäu district
	Location of Pforzen
	Pforzen Pforzen
	Coordinates: 47°56′N 10°37′E / 47.933°N 10.617°E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Schwaben
District	Ostallgäu
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Herbert Hofer
Area
• Total	23.69 km2 (9.15 sq mi)
Elevation	656 m (2,152 ft)
Population (2023-12-31)
• Total	2,420
• Density	102/km2 (265/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 (German pronunciation: [ˈpfɔʁtsn̩]) 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.

References

^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.

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[1] Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.

[2] "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.

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