Friesenheim (Baden-Württemberg)

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Friesenheim
The Schuttern Abbey
The Schuttern Abbey
Coat of arms of Friesenheim
Coat of arms
Location of Friesenheim within Ortenaukreis district
Friesenheim is located in Germany
Friesenheim
Friesenheim
Coordinates: 48°22′23″N 07°53′00″E / 48.37306°N 7.88333°E / 48.37306; 7.88333Coordinates: 48°22′23″N 07°53′00″E / 48.37306°N 7.88333°E / 48.37306; 7.88333
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionFreiburg
DistrictOrtenaukreis
Area
 • Total46.60 km2 (17.99 sq mi)
Elevation
159 m (522 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[1]
 • Total13,291
 • Density290/km2 (740/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
77948
Dialling codes07821, 07808 (Oberschopfheim)
Vehicle registrationOG
Websitewww.friesenheim.de

Friesenheim (Low Alemannic: Friäsenä) is a municipality in the Ortenau district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

History[]

Friesenheim was mediatized to the Grand Duchy of Baden in 1803. It was assigned to the district of Lahr. That district was dissolved as part of the  [de]. Friesenheim was subsequently assigned to the newly-organized Ortenau district. From 1972 to 1975, Friesenheim absorbed the towns of Heiligenzell, Oberschopfheim, Oberweier, and Schuttern.[2]

Geography[]

The municipality (Gemeinde) of Friesenheim is located in the Ortenau district of Baden-Württemberg, one of the 16 States of the Federal Republic of Germany.[2]

Politics[]

Friesenheim has five boroughs (Ortsteile) – Friesenheim, Heiligenzell, Oberschopfheim, Oberweier, and Schuttern – and two villages: Leutkirche and Riedmühle. Also located in the municipal area is the Am Bahnhof industrial district and the abandoned villages of Leimbach, Schutterweiler, and Sternenberg.[2]

Coat of arms[]

Friesenheim's municipal coat of arms is divided party per pale into a right, yellow half containing a red plowshare, and a red half with a white billhook. This coat of arms was first designed by the  [de] in 1900 and accepted by the municipal council and was retained after the mergers of the 1970s. The Ortenau district office reapproved the coat of arms for municipal use and issued a corresponding flag to Friesenheim on 8 August 1977.[2]

Transportation[]

Friesenheim is connected to Germany's network of roadways by the Bundesstraße 3 and its railway system by the Mannheim–Karlsruhe–Basel railway.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2020". Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). June 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Friesenheim". LEO-BW (in German). Baden-Württemberg. Retrieved 31 July 2020.

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