Forchtenberg

Forchtenberg
Coat of arms of Forchtenberg
Location of Forchtenberg within Hohenlohekreis district
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Forchtenberg is located in Germany
Forchtenberg
Forchtenberg
Forchtenberg is located in Baden-Württemberg
Forchtenberg
Forchtenberg
Coordinates: 49°17′N 9°34′E / 49.283°N 9.567°E / 49.283; 9.567
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionStuttgart
DistrictHohenlohekreis
Municipal assoc.Mittleres Kochertal
Subdivisions5
Government
 • Mayor (2024–32) Michael Foss[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total38.07 km2 (14.70 sq mi)
Elevation
223 m (732 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total5,285
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
74670
Dialling codes07947
Vehicle registrationKÜN
Websitewww.forchtenberg.de

Forchtenberg is a town in the district of Hohenlohekreis, northern Baden-Württemberg. It lies on the side of a partly fortified hill overlooking the Kocher valley where the Kupfer river flows into the Kocher. The name Forchtenberg is derived from "vor dem Berg" or "before the hill" in English.

  1. ^ Bürgermeisterwahl Forchtenberg 2024, Staatsanzeiger. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.