Königsfeld im Schwarzwald

Königsfeld im Schwarzwald (Low Alemannic: Kennigsfeld) is a town in the district of Schwarzwald-Baar in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is the northern most town of the district Schwarzwald Baar. Königsfeld has six boroughs (Königsfeld, Neuhausen, Erdmannsweiler, Buchenberg, Burgberg and Weiler). Founded in 1807, it is a centre of the Moravian Church. Until after the Second World War, most of the town's inhabitants continued to be Moravians and the Vorsteher (congregational business manager) of the Congregation also served as de facto Mayor of the town. After the war, great numbers of refugees from former eastern provinces of Germany settled in the town. Königsfeld is on several major bus lines, the next train stations are in St. Georgen and Villingen-Schwenningen. Regional bus lines connect Königsfeld to these towns. Until 1981 it was served by the train station Peterzell-Königsfeld, 5 km outside Königsfeld. Königsfeld is the seat of several boarding schools and a classical Gymnasium/High School/Public School and a School for Home Economics, all operated by the Moravian Church. Humanitarian Albert Schweizer maintained a home in Königsfeld because his wife could not live in Lambaréné due to her health. His home in Königsfeld is now a museum. There is also a small museum dealing with the history of the town.

Town hall

Königsfeld im Schwarzwald
Coat of arms
Location of Königsfeld im Schwarzwald within Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis district
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Königsfeld im Schwarzwald
Königsfeld im Schwarzwald
Coordinates: 48°08′18″N 08°25′17″E
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionFreiburg
DistrictSchwarzwald-Baar-Kreis
Government
 • MayorFritz Link
Area
 • Total40.24 km2 (15.54 sq mi)
Elevation
769 m (2,523 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[1]
 • Total6,027
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
78126
Dialling codes07725
Vehicle registrationVS
Websitewww.koenigsfeld.de

References
  1. "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2018". Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). July 2019.


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