Schönau im Schwarzwald

Schönau im Schwarzwald
Coat of arms
Schönau im Schwarzwald
Coordinates: 47°47′12″N 07°53′39″E / 47.78667°N 7.89417°E / 47.78667; 7.89417Coordinates: 47°47′12″N 07°53′39″E / 47.78667°N 7.89417°E / 47.78667; 7.89417
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Freiburg
District	Lörrach
Government
• Mayor	Peter Schelshorn
Area
• Total	14.70 km2 (5.68 sq mi)
Elevation	540 m (1,770 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
• Total	2,442
• Density	170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	79677
Dialling codes	07673
Vehicle registration	LÖ
Website	www.schoenau-im-schwarzwald.de

Schönau im Schwarzwald is a town in the district of Lörrach in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated in the Black Forest, on the river Wiese, 35 kilometres (22 mi) northeast of Basel, Switzerland, and 23 kilometres (14 mi) south of Freiburg. It is also the birthplace of current Germany men's football coach Joachim Löw.

Mayors

• 1945–1946: Albert Gutmann
• 1946–1956: Karl Zimmermann
• 1957–1977: Ludwig Morath (FWV)
• 1977–1993: Richard Böhler (CDU)
• 1993–2012: Bernhard Seger (CDU)
• since 2012: Peter Schelshorn (CDU). ^[2]

Notable people from Schönau

Albert Leo Schlageter in 1918

• Fridolin Dietsche (1861-1908), sculptor
• Karl Geiler (1878-1953), legal scientist and politician
• Albert Leo Schlageter (1894-1923), German Freikorps fighter
• Joachim Löw (born 1960), German footballer and coach, since 1 August 2006 Bundestrainer of the German national football team
• Markus Löw (born 1961), former footballer and today's coach

Church of Assumption of Mary

Protestant church

References