Discover 11 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Pforzheim (Germany). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Liebeneck Castle, Stadttheater Pforzheim, and Büchenbronner Aussichtsturm. Also, be sure to include Schmuckmuseum in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Pforzheim (Baden-Württemberg).
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Liebeneck Castle
Also known as: Burgruine Liebeneck
Ruin in Pforzheim, Germany. The ruins of Liebeneck Castle were once a high mediaeval spur castle in the southwestern part of the Heckengäu, a forested region southeast of the village of Würm, in the county of Pforzheim in the south German state of Baden-Württemberg.[1]
Stadttheater Pforzheim
Theatre in Pforzheim, Germany. Stadttheater Pforzheim is a theatre in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is home to the city of Pforzheim's ballet, theatre, and opera companies, as well as the Badische Philharmonie Pforzheim orchestra.[2]
Büchenbronner Aussichtsturm
Büchenbronn Observation Tower is a lattice tower situated on the Büchenbronn Height near Pforzheim in the state of Baden-Württemberg, south-west Germany.[3]
Address: Oberer Aussichtsturmweg, Pforzheim
Schmuckmuseum
The Pforzheim Jewelry Museum in the Reuchlinhaus is a special museum dedicated to the history of jewelry. Building on collections established in the 19th century, it houses thousands of pieces of historical jewelry: originals spanning five millennia, from examples from prehistoric and early historic cultures to jewelry of the present day.
Address: Jahnstraße 42, 75173 Pforzheim
Gasometer
Top attraction, Museum, Specialty museum, Art gallery
Address: Hohwiesenweg 6, 75175 Pforzheim
Mineralienmuseum
Top attraction, Museum, Specialty museum, Jewelry
Address: Poststraße 1, 75172 Pforzheim
Schloß- und Stiftskirche St. Michael
The former castle and collegiate church of St. Michael in Pforzheim, Baden-Württemberg is, together with the neighboring archive tower, one of the last medieval testimonies of Pforzheim, whose medieval townscape was almost completely destroyed in each of the Thirty Years' War, the War of the Palatinate Succession, and most recently in World War II. In 2021, the church was designated a cultural monument.
Reuchlinhaus
The Reuchlinhaus is a cultural center in the city garden of Pforzheim. It was built between 1957 and 1961 according to plans by Manfred Lehmbruck. A central foyer with a free-swinging staircase connects the individual cuboid components. These house the Pforzheim Jewelry Museum and the Pforzheim Art Association in the Reuchlinhaus e.V. The house was named after the humanist Johannes Reuchlin, who is considered Pforzheim's most important son.
Address: Jahnstraße 42, 75172 Pforzheim
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 "Türkisch-islamische Union der Anstalt für Religion Pforzheim e.V." in the umbrella organization DITIB. The prayer hall holds 750 people, of which the women's gallery holds 150.
The Fatih Mosque is designed as a "domed mosque" with a 23 meter high minaret. The foundation stone was laid on March 17, 1990, and the mosque was inaugurated on September 26, 1992. The planning was carried out by Gökcen Sungurtekin. The construction costs amounted to 5.5 million marks. A collection by the Protestant and Catholic churches of Pforzheim, which donated a chandelier for the prayer hall, was controversial. The "Office for Religious Affairs in Turkey" (Diyanet) contributed 125,000 marks and the city of Pforzheim a donation of 4,000 marks.
Address: Eutinger Straße 105, Pforzheim
Wildpark Pforzheim
Pforzheim Wildlife Park was founded in 1968. More than 400 mammals, fish and birds of 70 species live in the Pforzheim Game Park on an area of 16.5 hectares. There are numerous offers for children. Exhibitions and workshops are held regularly in the nature education center, the Ewald-Steinle-Haus, which is located on the grounds of the game park. The nature education center was donated in 1997 by the Förderverein Wildpark Pforzheim e. V., respectively by the previous Förderkreis under its then chairman Ewald-Steinle.
Other activities at the Pforzheim Wildlife Park include an educational tree trail, lynx and otter viewing, various quizzes for children, and junior ranger training during the summer vacations. Guided tours are offered for school classes as well as for children's birthday parties. The director of the game park since 2003 is forester Carsten Schwarz. The visit of the park is free of charge, the parking lots are chargeable.
The game park also includes the Büchenbronn game reserve, which was established in 1972. It is located above the Hermannsee lake. Black and fallow deer as well as mouflons live in the enclosures.
In 2015, the online portal TripAdvisor identified the Pforzheim Wildlife Park as the five most popular zoos or zoological institution in Germany and repeatedly ranked first among the attractions in Pforzheim with the so-called Certificate of Excellence.
Address: Tiefenbronner Str. 100, 75175 Pforzheim
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Address: Poststraße 5, Pforzheim