Forchtenberg

Forchtenberg
Forchtenberg
Town
	Coat of arms
	Location of Forchtenberg within Hohenlohekreis district
	Forchtenberg Forchtenberg
	Coordinates: 49°17′N 9°34′E / 49.283°N 9.567°E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Hohenlohekreis
Municipal assoc.	Mittleres Kochertal
Subdivisions	5
Government
• Mayor (2016–24)	Michael Foss
Area
• Total	38.07 km2 (14.70 sq mi)
Elevation	223 m (732 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	5,285
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	74670
Dialling codes	07947
Vehicle registration	KÜN
Website	www.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.

^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 13 September 2021.
^ "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.

[1] Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 13 September 2021.

[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.

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