The first documented mention of Forchheim dates back to the year 762 a.D. when Bishop Eddo of Strasbourg bequeathed the place to the Ettenheimmünster monastery.

In 1843, 358 citizens, mostly craftsmen and their families, emigrated from the Kaiserstuhl area to Venezuela via Le Havre due to bad harvests, poverty and unemployment.

[3] After some turmoil, they found a new home in Colonia Tovar, where they were able to preserve the local culture and the Alemannic dialect to this day.

Christian Pickhardt (independent) was elected for his first term of eight years with a majority of 71.0 percent of the valid votes.

A large part of the population of the smallest municipality in the Emmendingen district works in the agricultural sector.

The “Härdepfel Village Festival” (Härdepfel/Hardepfl is Alemannic and means potato) takes place in Forchheim every year on the second weekend in August.

It was founded in 1995 by the members of the “Forchemer Fasnets Kom mit he (FFK) e.V.” Forchheim is well known for its “Tolle Knolle” (Super tuber).

This fact gave rise to the cheerful fool figure Schell-Mi with his laughing potato face, bulbous nose and gills.

After its “baptism”, the club was able to report over 100 active Schell-Mi within a very short time, and there are now around 140 carnival costume bearer called Hästräger.

Forchheim is primarily known for its potato cultivation and the "Super Tubers" it produces, which, in addition to the still frequent direct marketing in the region, are offered in several variations, especially at festivals and in the few inns in the village.