Pforzen

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Pforzen
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Pforzen
Pforzen (Germany)
Pforzen
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Swabia
District Ostallgäu
Mayor Maximilian Haug (CSU/FW)
Basic statistics
Area 23.69 km² (9.1 sq mi)
Elevation 656 m  (2152 ft)
Population 2,122  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 90 /km² (232 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate OAL
Postal code 87666
Area code 08346
Website www.pforzen.de

Coordinates: 47°56′00″N 10°37′00″E / 47.933333, 10.616667

Pforzen is a municipality in Ostallgäu, Bavaria.

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.