If you drive by the car or the bicycle from Bayreuth through Franconian Switzerland to the direction of Fürth or Erlangen, you pass the administrative district Forchheim. The administrative district Forchheim lies in the south Upper Franconia and borders in the north to Bamberg County, in the north-east and the east to Bayreuth County, in the southeast on the administrative district Nuremberg country and in the south and the west to the administrative district Erlangen-Höchstadt. With a surface of 643 kms ² and 113,500 residents the medium population density lies with 177 residents per km ². Towns in the administrative district Forchheim are the Große Kreißstadt Forchheim, Ebermannstadt and Gräfenberg, markets are Eggolsheim, Egloffstein, Gößweinstein, Hiltpoltstein, Igensberg, Neunkirchen am Brand, Pretzfeld and Wiesenttal, municipalities are Dormitz, Effeltrich, Hallerdorf, Hausen, Heroldsbach, Hetzles, Kirchehrenbach,Kleinsendelbach, Kunreuth, Langensendelbach, Leutenbach, Obertrubach, Pinzberg, Poxdorf, Unterleinleiter, Weilersbach, Weißenohe and Wienthau.

The biggest part of the administrative district Forchheim lies in the area of Franconian Switzerland. In the west of the administrative district Forchheim the Regnitz streams from Nuremberg coming from the south to the north, from the east the Wiesent flows by the administrative district Forchheim, from the west coming the Aisch. Typically for the administrative district Forchheim are the often narrow flow valleys with narrow, almost canyon-like notches and steep cliff walls with partly weird cliff formations. Underground a far forked cave system with breathtaking rogue stone formations is hidden. The caves, e.g., the Binghöhle, are partially accessible to inspections. An excursion is worthwhile underground, in any case!

From Erlangen as a meaning medicine and high-technology location many companies in the administrative district push Forchheim to escape the partly exorbitant property prices in the area of concentration Fürth-Erlangen. Many medium-sized companies have settled, the administrative district Forchheim is bound about her city railroad directly to the conurbation of Fürth-Erlangen. However, beside the high-tech the administrative district Forchheim stands also for tradition. There are found the countless small private breweries which offer their self-brewed beer by own restaurant. With a bread time (often still house butchering) and a digestive schnapps one really thinks in the paradise. In the administrative district Forchheim also lies the biggest concluded sweet cherries cultivation area of Europe. A miraculous landscape also shows itself to the visitor if he walkes around in the often very old litter fruit meadows or goes on the Wiesent with the canoe. It is clear that in the administrative district Forchheim are also produced excellent fruit fires in the highest quality. The tourism in its gentle, quiet way, without big hectic rush or stress that is the way of hospitality which is very important for the administrative district Forchheim since ever here.Many places are aerial health resorts and take pleasure with the guests of the biggest popularity. It is likely just this mixture of rest, excellent food and drinking, a great scenery and the possibility to deal completely by his wishes. In the administrative district Forchheim there is a huge number of cimbing areas. With the Walberla and the basilica in Gößweinstein two meaning pilgrim's places also lie in the administrative district Forchheim. It is always difficult, an area one has grown fond to touch in words and to describe. I can only advise you, you drive, go for hiking, riding a bike, canoe driving, climbing or explore limestone caves countless to him or castles, have a look at the Easter wells and taste yourselves afterwards the bread times, the baked carps or the trout and least two Franconian beers. They will see, it appears a quite new attitude to life with you!