Pforzen

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Pforzen
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Church of Saint Valentine
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Location of Pforzen within Ostallgäu district
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Pforzen
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Pforzen
Coordinates: 47°56′N10°37′E / 47.933°N 10.617°E / 47.933; 10.617 Coordinates: 47°56′N10°37′E / 47.933°N 10.617°E / 47.933; 10.617
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Schwaben
District Ostallgäu
Government
   Mayor Herbert Hofer (CSU/FW)
Area
[1]
  Total23.69 km2 (9.15 sq mi)
Elevation
656 m (2,152 ft)
Population
(2017-12-31) [2]
  Total2,288
  Density97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
87666
Dialling codes 08346
Vehicle registration OAL
Website www.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.

Runes Ancient Germanic alphabet

Runes are the letters in a set of related alphabets known as runic alphabets, which were used to write various Germanic languages before the adoption of the Latin alphabet and for specialised purposes thereafter. The Scandinavian variants are also known as futhark or fuþark ; the Anglo-Saxon variant is futhorc or fuþorc.

Pforzen buckle

The Pforzen buckle is a silver belt buckle found in Pforzen, Ostallgäu (Schwaben) in 1992. The Alemannic grave in which it was found dates to the end of the 6th century and was presumably that of a warrior, as it also contained a lance, spatha, seax and shield. The buckle itself is assumed to be of Roman-Mediterranean origin, possibly the product of a Lombard or Gepid workshop.

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Former train station in Pforzen

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