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as the defences had become unnecessary. In 1875, the town acquired a large part of the fortifications and undertook to demolish them. Even after the First World War, parts of the ensemble disappeared. The demolition material was used to build the municipal secondary school and the church in
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still existed to a large extent. The fortifications were supplemented by new defensive works. During the war there was no major , although
Forchheim was important strategically and as an assembly area for troops and as a refuge. The
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In addition to the fortifications, numerous administrative and representative buildings were built in the town centre. The most skilled architects in the
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decided to expand the town to the southern border fortification in line with the latest
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Hallerndorf. However, the moats of the fortifications in the north and north-east were transformed into a large park, which is now used by the townfolk as a recreation area.
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314:Regensburg, 2008, pp. 73-76.
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883:Altes Schloss (Affalterthal)
196:Lothair Francis of Schönborn
297:Burg und Festung Forchheim.
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