Pforzen

Municipality in Bavaria, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Pforzen within Ostallgäu district

(2020–26) Herbert Hofer^[1]Area

• Total23.69 km² (9.15 sq mi)Elevation

656 m (2,152 ft)Population

(2023-12-31)^[2]

• Total2,420 • Density100/km² (260/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

87666

Dialling codes08346Vehicle registrationOALWebsitewww.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.

References

^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).