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Pforzen

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Pforzen () is a municipality in Ostallgäu, Bavaria.

Key facts

German location.image_coa
DEU Pforzen COA.svg
German location.image_photo
Pforzen Church St. Valentin.JPG
German location.image_caption
Church of Saint Valentine
German location.image_plan
Pforzen in OAL.svg
German location.state
Bayern
German location.region
Schwaben
German location.district
Ostallgäu
German location.elevation
656
German location.area
23.69
German location.postal_code
87666
German location.area_code
08346
German location.licence
OAL
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
09 7 77 158
German location.mayor
Herbert Hofer
German location.leader_term
2020–26
German location.website
www.pforzen.de

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  • Cemetery
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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.

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