Elzach
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Elzach | |
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![]() Granite sculpture: "The three stages of seeing" (2002) by Dieter Oehm, in Elzach | |
![]() Coat of arms | |
show Location of Elzach within Emmendingen district | |
![]() ![]() Elzach | |
Coordinates: 48°10′29″N 8°4′18″E / 48.17472°N 8.07167°ECoordinates: 48°10′29″N 8°4′18″E / 48.17472°N 8.07167°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Baden-Württemberg |
Admin. region | Freiburg |
District | Emmendingen |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–28) | Roland Tibi[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 75.28 km2 (29.07 sq mi) |
Elevation | 361 m (1,184 ft) |
Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 7,322 |
• Density | 97/km2 (250/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
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[]
Elzach is twinned with:[3]
Sons and daughters of the town[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-10015%2C_Robert_Hermann_Dietrich.jpg/140px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-10015%2C_Robert_Hermann_Dietrich.jpg)
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[]
- ^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 11 September 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2020". Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). June 2021.
- ^ "Partnerstädte der Gemeinde Gutach". Archived from the original on 2005-03-10. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
Categories:
- Towns in Baden-Württemberg
- Emmendingen (district)
- Baden
- Freiburg region geography stubs