Elzach
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 Elzach viewing direction east | |
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Location of Elzach within Emmendingen district  | |
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| Coordinates: 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 (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 7,477 |
| • Density | 99/km2 (260/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 (German pronunciation: [ˈɛlt͡sax] ⓘ; 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
[edit]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 [3] area and is located at the edge of the Southern Black Forest Nature Park.
Urban districts
[edit]The town has five urban districts.[4]
- Elzach
- Yach
- Prechtal
- Oberprechtal
- Katzenmoos
Gallery
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Granite sculpture: "The three stages of seeing" (2002) by Dieter Oehm, in Elzach -
Robert Dietrich in 1930 as minister of finance
International relations
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Sons and daughters of the town
[edit]- Hermann Dietrich (1879-1954) German politician of the liberal German Democratic Party, minister during the Weimar Republic
References
[edit]- ^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 11 September 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
- ^ Breisgau area Elzach, alemannische-seiten.de
- ^ "Ortsteile Elzach" [Districts of Elzach]. Alemannische-seiten (in German). Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ "Partnerstädte der Gemeinde Gutach". Archived from the original on 2005-03-10. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
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