Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Pforzheim, Germany
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3.1 km
76 m
Experience Pforzheim in Germany in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Individual Sights in PforzheimSight 1: Fatih-Moschee
The Fatih Mosque in Pforzheim was built from 1990 to 1992 as the first mosque in Baden-Württemberg. The mosque association is the "Turkish-Islamic Union of the Institute for Religion Pforzheim e.V." in the umbrella organization DITIB. The prayer hall holds 750 people, of which the women's gallery holds 150.
Sight 2: Franziskuskirche
St. Francis is a Catholic parish church in Pforzheim in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.
Sight 3: Schloß- und Stiftskirche St. Michael
The former castle and collegiate church of St. Michael in Pforzheim, Baden-Württemberg, together with the neighbouring archive tower, is one of the last medieval testimonies of Pforzheim, whose medieval townscape was almost completely destroyed in the Thirty Years' War, the Palatinate War of Succession and most recently in the Second World War.
Sight 4: Barfüßerkirche
The Barfüßerkirche in Pforzheim in Baden-Württemberg goes back to the medieval Franciscan monastery in the city, which was abolished during the Reformation. When the monastery buildings were destroyed in the city fire in 1689, only the imposing choir of the church remained, which again served as a place of worship for various faiths from the 18th century onwards and is now a listed cultural monument.
Sight 5: Herz-Jesu-Kirche
The Herz-Jesu-Kirche in Pforzheim in Baden-Württemberg is a Roman Catholic church that was originally built in 1928/29 and rebuilt after war-related destruction in 1948–1951. The church belongs to the Catholic parish of Pforzheim in the deanery of Pforzheim in the Archdiocese of Freiburg.
Sight 6: Stadtkirche
The Evangelical City Church in Pforzheim in Baden-Württemberg is the main Protestant church in the city. The church, which was consecrated in 1968, is already the fourth city church, after three previous buildings had been destroyed by wars and fires since the Reformation.
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