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Pforzheim

American  
[fawrts-hahym, pfawrts-hahym] / ˈfɔrtsˌhaɪm, ˈpfɔrtsˌhaɪm /

noun

  1. a city in W Baden-Württemberg, in SW Germany.


Pforzheim British  
/ ˈpfɔrtshaim /

noun

  1. a city in SW Germany, in W Baden-Württemberg: centre of the German watch and jewellery industry. Pop: 119 046 (2003 est)

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Investigators said vehicles rented this year by the suspects had been used to check out other possible targets in Germany, stopping near museums in Frankfurt, Idar-Oberstein, Trier and Pforzheim.

From Seattle Times

When her husband grew depressed over waning interest in his achievement, Mrs. Benz crept out of the family home while he slept and drove the Benz Motorwagen on a historic 111-mile journey from Mannheim to Pforzheim and back again — the first long-distance trip by a gasoline-powered automobile.

From New York Times

He was given a 3 1/2-year juvenile sentence in 2010 after shooting with a crossbow at a woman and wounding her, according to prosecutors in nearby Pforzheim.

From Washington Times

It will be tested between Tuebingen, Horb and Pforzheim in Baden Wuerttemberg state.

From Reuters

He was given a 3 1/2-year prison sentence in 2010 after shooting a crossbow at a woman and wounding her, according to prosecutors in nearby Pforzheim.

From Washington Times