Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald

Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald is a destrict (Kreis) in the sooth o Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neebourin destricts are Emmendingen, Schwarzwald-Baar, Waldshut, Lörrach an the French départements o the Haut-Rhin an the Bas-Rhin. The destrict-free ceety o Freiburg is surroondit bi the destrict. The destrict is namit efter the Breisgau, a historical territory, an the heich pairts o the Black Forest (Hochschwarzwald).

Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald
Destrict
Kintra	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Adm. region	Freiburg
Caipital	Freiburg
Area
• Total	1,378.4 km2 (532.2 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2021)
• Total	265,792
• Density	190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	FR
Website	breisgau-hochschwarzwald.de

History

The district was created in 1973 by merging the previous districts of Freiburg, Müllheim und Hochschwarzwald.

Geography

Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald is a lairge an rural destrict wi at least three destinct landscapes:

1. the river plain o the Upper Rhine (Oberrheinebene) wi the Kaiserstuhl muntain, the Tuniberg, the Breisgau an the Markgräflerland
2. the slopes o the Black Forest muntains, wi Black Forest valleys reachin tae the Rhine, such as Glottertal, Dreisamtal, Höllental an Münstertal
3. the heicher muntain ranges o the Black Forest (Hochschwarzwald), includin the heichest muntain in the Black Forest, the Feldberg (1493 m)

The economy is based on tourism, wine, an forestry.

Politics

Poleetically, the majority o the destrict parliament (Kreistag) is traditionally conservative (CDU), wi heicher levels o conservative votes the farther the distance frae Freiburg (which haes a red-green majority).

Coat o airms

The left hauf o the coat o airms show the colors o Austrick, an the richt side the colors o Baden, as pairts o the destrict belangit tae baith states at various times. In the middle, the coat o airms shows an eagle, taken from the coat o airms o the Princes o Fürstenberg. The coat o airms wis grantit in 1974, an it is vera similar tae the coat o airms o the previous Freiburg destrict.

Ceeties an municipalities

Ceeties
Bad Krozingen Breisach Heitersheim Löffingen Müllheim Neuenburg am Rhein Staufen im Breisgau Sulzburg Titisee-Neustadt Vogtsburg	Breitnau Buchenbach Buggingen Ebringen Ehrenkirchen Eichstetten am Kaiserstuhl Eisenbach Eschbach Feldberg Friedenweiler Glottertal Gottenheim Gundelfingen Hartheim Heuweiler Hinterzarten Horben Ihringen Kirchzarten	Lenzkirch March Merdingen Merzhausen Münstertal Oberried Pfaffenweiler Schallstadt Schluchsee Sölden Sankt Märgen Sankt Peter Stegen Umkirch Wittnau
Municipalities
Au Auggen Badenweiler Ballrechten-Dottingen Bötzingen Bollschweil

Freemit airtins

• Offeecial Wabsteid Archived 2006-01-03 at the Wayback Machine
• History & Picturs Archived 2012-10-16 at the Wayback Machine (in German)