European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 17, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Karlsruhe Pforzheim Stuttgart Schomberg i win bad. Strasbourg West Germany Basel Switzerland i  Atatim in Pron Tim ass photo by in we a the Forest Golden Gate Bike path attract by Clit to the Black Forest scratch the surface Pforzheim is not icily you la love at first  buildings Are 1950s functional rather than old world Charm. Ils one Way streets make driving a pain though it s easy to reach by train As an express intercity Stop. Vet this cily of Gold can get under your skin. An International Trade news Magazine said hat Pforzheim s qualify of life As opposed to Standard of living is among the highest in Germany. The Standard of living is pretty Good too in this City of skilled craftsmen their major Craft is Goldsm Lhing there Ore 383 jewelry and watchmaking companies in the City from the big firms like do Usua to one Man workshops. You won t find them clustered in one area however. It s even difficult to find an interesting jewelry shop in the pedestrian zone. Many of the craftsmen work in the residential areas their shops marked Only win a Small Bronze sign. A Large collection work from 56 local Goldsmiths adjoins the lobby of the Goldene Pforte hotel. The Goldsmith s and watchmaker s school has an exhibition in ils lobby open to the Public. Tha jewelry museum in the reach Einhaus is for those who would rather look than buy. It contains 4.000 years of jewelry history there is a gilded Laurel Wreath irom Greece and a pocket Sundial from 1750. There Are Seal rings earrings and a double ring that its Over two lingers. There Are enamel brooches mosaic brooches and one portrait brooch of a woman wearing a portrait brooch of her husband. The museum has guided Tours on alternate wednesdays at 6 . The next one is july 22. Wednesday is a Good Day to visit Pforzheim. The technical museum where you can see watchmakers and Goldsmiths at work is open Only on wednesdays and alternate sundays because the people who work there Are retirees. Special openings can be arranged for groups Hobby courses in jewelry making Are taught at the technical museum. Cos is 666 Marks about 1370 Lor the course and six Day s stay in a first class hotel Early booking is essential. Wednesday is also the Day for the City Lour. A bus leaves at 2 30 . From a specially marked Slop in front crass comfortably whether you choose the traditional hiker s knee pants or just jeans. Shoes and locks Are the most important. Choose thick absorbent jocks Cotton in summer Wool m Winter. A pair of liking boots is a Good investment thick soles Arch supports and High tops rope oleic the Ankles break hem in before you go. Tourist offices also provide information about the Nany marked trails. At a Iraq entry you will find a sign showing the Symbol for that particular Trail. Occasionally these signs will be missing at a crossing that s when you need the map again Pforzheim Calls itself the Golden Gateway to the Slack  All three of the Long trails to Switzerland Vilart there Al the Kupler Hammer those who Complete the Trail gel a souvenir pin. The Pforzheim tourist office has booklets in German Only describing each Trail and suggesting each Day s itinerary. Veteran wanderer Richard tuchler has written a Little Book about each of the three rails a description of his walks along them also available Only in German. Bicycle Tours Are available. You May wish to plan the entire trip and Reserve hotels in Advance but ii is not Dif Lichtl of find a hotel once you ave the Pforzheim Tofu is Ollice provides a Catalon describing Black Forest towns and Siiling hotels in each. For information Contact Stadtm formation Pforzheim. Mark Platz 1. D-7530 Pforzheim. Germany Tel 07231 392190 Law of the fall Iaus City Hall on the markup Lala Cost is 7 Marks about $46 Marks for students it goes All the Way up o Romer Strasse or a View of the cily and the Black Forest beyond. Pforzheim sits Al the Confluence of three Rivers the nag old the Enz and the Wurm the last excellent Foi White water canoeing. A Fountain representing the Rivers stands on the peaceful . Just above the pedestrian shopping zone. Another statue pointed out to visitors is thai of the Rassler rattlers. That s what the workers were called who walked into town every Day to work in the Gold Industry and walked Home again in the evening they wore Metal taps on their shoes to make them last longer and their comings and goings were marked with loud clinking on the cobbled streets. Nol much of poor Hoim survived world War ii. The City s Industry was turning out Soprun sliced weapons systems for Hiller when it was bombed on feb 23, 1945. The attack lasted 20 minutes killing almost 1,000 people per minute. Three medieval churches did survive the Schloss Kirche the Barwasser Kirchan and Ira Altstadter Kirche. St. Michael s the Schloss Kirche is the Buria place of Many of the local Margraves and of Napoleon s adopted daughter. It is Worth a visit to see the evolution of architecture from romanesque to modern and for its fantastic abstract stained Glass windows. Among its 90 gravestones is the Tomb of a Gypsy Baron of the 15th Century. Outside town a private Alpine Garden has been opened to the Public ii has 100,000 kinds of plants from mountainous regions. June is the Best time of year for blooms. The Garden was begun 50 years ago As a Hobby. Plants Are also or Sale. Tho Garden is open 8 a.m.-7  daily from Spring through autumn. Entry is 2.so Marks about $1.50 Tor adults 1 Maik for students and so pfennig a for children. Pforzheim always a  Center has enlarged ils repertoire. The domicile Rrt arc turn Gen. Run by Axel Klauschke attracts some of he top names in jazz and the local Folk club is the Bollich in the Rajs Kejzer cily Hall restaurant. The cily is building a news adhate for congresses and Large entertainment events it will open sept. 18, connected to the City Hall and markup Lala by a Looi Bridge. For Hose who have worked up an appetite Wilh sightseeing. Dirk s restaurant in the City Center serves up regional fare. Atmosphere and food Are Good it is open 11 30 am 2a.m. Except sunday. Pforzheim is not Only the City of Gold it is also the Gateway