Elzach

Elzach
Granite sculpture: "The three stages of seeing" (2002) by Dieter Oehm, in Elzach

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Location of Elzach within Emmendingen district
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Coordinates: 48°10′29″N 8°4′18″E / 48.17472°N 8.07167°E / 48.17472; 8.07167Coordinates: 48°10′29″N 8°4′18″E / 48.17472°N 8.07167°E / 48.17472; 8.07167
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Freiburg
District Emmendingen
Government
 • Mayor Roland Tibi
Area
 • Total 75.28 km2 (29.07 sq mi)
Elevation 361 m (1,184 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
 • Total 7,296
 • Density 97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 79215
Dialling codes 07682
Vehicle registration EM
Website www.elzach.de

Elzach (Low Alemannic: Elze) is a town in the district of Emmendingen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the river Elz, 26 km northeast of Freiburg.

Geography

The town of Elzach is located at the eastern border of the district of Emmendingen and borders on the district of the Ortenaukreis and the Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis. Topographically is the area characterised by the river valley of the Elz and the local hill called Rohrhardsberg. Also Elzach belongs to the Breisgau area and is located at the edge of the Southern Black Forest Nature Park.

Urban districts

  • Elzach
  • Yach
  • Prechtal
  • Oberprechtal
  • Katzenmoos

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Elzach is twinned with:[2]

United Kingdom Worthing, United Kingdom
France Ville, France
Austria Telfs, Austria

Sons and daughters of the town

Robert Dietrich in 1930 as minister of finance
  • Hermann Dietrich (1879-1954) German politician of the liberal German Democratic Party, minister during the Weimar Republic

References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2017". Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). 2018.
  2. ↑ Partnerstädte der Gemeinde Gutach
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