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Lörrach (district)
Lörrach is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in the southwest of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald and Waldshut. To the west it borders the French '' département'' Haut-Rhin; to the south the Swiss cantons Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft and Aargau. History In 1973 part of the district Müllheim and small parts of the district Säckingen were added to the district, which enlarged the district by about 25% to the current size. Geography The north-east of the district is part of the ''Hochschwarzwald'', the highest part of the Black Forest. In the west is the ''Markgräfler Hügelland'', in the south the ''Dinkelberg'', both lower hilly areas. The Rhine river, which forms most of the district's southern and western border, is in a narrow valley until it spreads north of Basel in the much wider ''Oberrheinebene''. The district is included in the trinational Basel metropolitan area. Coat of arms The coat of arms of the Lörrach district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lörrach
Lörrach () is a city in southwest Germany, in the valley of the Wiese, close to the French and the Swiss borders. It is the district seat of the district of Lörrach in Baden-Württemberg. It is the home of a number of large employers, including the Milka chocolate factory owned by Mondelez International. The city population has grown over the last century; with only 10,794 in 1905, it has now increased its population to over 50,000. Nearby is the castle of Rötteln on the Wiesental, whose lords became the counts of Hachberg and a residence of the Margraves of Baden; this was destroyed by the troops of Louis XIV in 1678, but was rebuilt in 1867. Lörrach received market rights in 1403, but it did not obtain the privileges of a city until 1682. After the Napoleonic epoch, the town was included in the Grand Duchy of Baden. On 21 September 1848, Gustav Struve attempted to start a revolutionary uprising in Lörrach as part of the Revolutions of 1848–49. It failed, and St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basel
Basel ( ; ), also known as Basle ( ), ; ; ; . is a city in northwestern Switzerland on the river Rhine (at the transition from the High Rhine, High to the Upper Rhine). Basel is Switzerland's List of cities in Switzerland, third-most-populous city (after Zurich and Geneva), with 177,595 inhabitants within the city municipality limits. The official language of Basel is Swiss Standard German and the main spoken language is the local Basel German dialect. Basel is commonly considered to be the cultural capital of Switzerland and the city is famous for its many Museums in Basel, museums, including the Kunstmuseum Basel, Kunstmuseum, which is the first collection of art accessible to the public in the world (1661) and the largest museum of Swiss art, art in Switzerland, the Fondation Beyeler (located in Riehen), the Museum Tinguely and the Museum of Contemporary Art (Basel), Museum of Contemporary Art, which is the first public museum of contemporary art in Europe. Forty museums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aitern
Aitern is a small municipality in the south-western German Federal State of Baden-Württemberg, part of the district Lörrach. Its coat of arms was granted in 1907. The blazon In heraldry and heraldic vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of a coat of arms, flag or similar emblem, from which the reader can reconstruct an accurate image. The verb ''to blazon'' means to create such a description. The visual d ... is ''Argent a Bend wavy Azure between two Rock Hammers Azure handled Sable''. The wavy bend in the arms is allusive to the towns name, as it is derived from the Celtic word ''aitara'' which means flowing. Demographics The number of inhabitants over time has developed as follows: References Lörrach (district) {{Lörrach-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zell Im Wiesental
Zell im Wiesental (, ) is a town in the district of Lörrach in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated in the Black Forest, on the river Wiese, 26 km northeast of Basel, and 32 km south of Freiburg. The town is famous for being the birthplace of Constanze Weber, wife of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Gallery File:Zell im Wiesental, straatzicht met katholische Stadtpfarrkirche foto3 2013-07-26 13.00.jpg, Zell im Wiesental, church (Stadtpfarrkirche) in the street File:Mambach, geit met Maria Frieden Kapelle foto1 2013-07-26 12.27.jpg, Mambach, goat with chapel (die Maria Frieden Kapelle) File:Atzenbach, straatzicht foto1 2013-07-26 12.46.jpg, Atzenbach, view to a street File:Silbersau, wegpanorama foto4 2013-07-26 12.06.jpg, Silbersau, road panorama Personalities Franz Fridolin Weber (1733-1779), was born as the son of an official in Zell. In 1754, at the age of 21, he was also appointed an official by Freiherr Ignaz Ludwig von Schönau, and in 1756 he married the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weil Am Rhein
Weil am Rhein (, ; High Alemannic German, High Alemannic: ''Wiil am Rhii'') is a German town and commune. It is on the east bank of the River Rhine, and extends to the tripoint of Switzerland, France, and Germany. It is the most southwesterly town in Germany and a suburb in the Trinational Eurodistrict of Basel. The town has around 30,000 inhabitants, and the Eurodistrict metropolitan area has about 830,000. Geography Weil am Rhein is located at in the district of Lörrach (district), Lörrach in the States of Germany, Federal State of Baden-Württemberg. The city limits border France to the west and Switzerland to the south including the tripoint, triple border of the three countries. Locally, Weil is situated in the region referred to as Markgräflerland. The city's location on the Rhine and proximity to the Black Forest give it a continental climate, particularly suited to viticulture. Karte Weil am Rhein.png, Map of Weil am Rhein History The town is first documented in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Todtnau
Todtnau () is a town in the district of Lörrach in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. As of 2009 its population was of 4,932. Geography It is situated in the Black Forest, on the river Wiese, 20 km southeast of Freiburg. The municipality counts 8 civil parishes (''Ortsteil''): * Aftersteg * Brandenberg * Geschwend * Herrenschwand * Muggenbrunn * Präg * Schlechtnau * Todtnauberg Personalities * Karl Nessler, inventor of the permanent wave was born here. *Martin Heidegger Martin Heidegger (; 26 September 1889 – 26 May 1976) was a German philosopher known for contributions to Phenomenology (philosophy), phenomenology, hermeneutics, and existentialism. His work covers a range of topics including metaphysics, art ... had a chalet in Todtnauberg Photogallery File:Todtnauer Wasserfall 2.jpg, Todtnau waterfall File:Todtnau-Geschwend, Kirche St. Wendelin.jpg, The church of Geschwend File:Schwarzwald - Panoramic view of Todtnau.jpg, Panoramic view of Todtnau File: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schopfheim
Schopfheim () is a town in the Lörrach (district), district of Lörrach in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the river Wiese (river), Wiese, 10 km north of Rheinfelden (Baden), Rheinfelden, and 13 km east of Lörrach. The town is the birthplace of Gisela Oeri, Max Picard, and Arno Villringer. Transport The Wiese Valley Railway runs through the town and serves four stations: , , , and . Gallery Schopfheim, straatzicht Hauptstrasse IMG 1699 2022-05-16 11.59.jpg, Street view Hauptstrasse Schopfheim, straatzicht die Hauptstrasse foto5 2013-07-26 13.53.jpg, Market square Schopfheim, die evangelische Kirche foto2 2013-07-26 13.46.jpg, Reformed church Schopfheim, die katholische Kirche foto3 2013-07-26 13.57.JPG, Catholic church References Lörrach (district) {{Lörrach-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schönau Im Schwarzwald
Schönau im Schwarzwald (, ) is a town in the Lörrach (district), district of Lörrach in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated in the Black Forest, on the river Wiese (river), Wiese, northeast of Basel, Switzerland, and south of Freiburg. Energy infrastructure After the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, a small group led by Michael Sladek, Michael and Ursula Sladek founded the Parents for a Nuclear Free Future group, to research how they could limit the community's dependence on nuclear power. Their first approach was on saving energy and getting others to save energy. They reactivated small hydropower plants in the region. The couple developed the idea of a power system independent of nuclear power plants, generating electric power through distributed mini power plants from renewable sources. After ten years of campaigning and raising awareness, they founded the first German green power utility, the Elektrizitätswerke Schönau (EWS), in 1994. They took over providing power for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rheinfelden, Germany
Rheinfelden (; , ) is a town in the district of Lörrach in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Rhine, across from Rheinfelden, Switzerland, and 15 km east of Basel. The population is 32,919 as of 2020, making it the second most populated town of the district after Lörrach. Geography Rheinfelden is located on the Swiss-German border, between the High Rhine to the south and the Dinkelberg hills to the north in the district of Lörrach. It borders the Swiss town of the same name across the Rhine river, and the towns of Grenzach-Wyhlen, Inzlingen, Steinen, Maulburg, Schopfheim, and Schwörstadt in Germany. Communities Rheinfelden consists of a relatively young town core (founded in the late 19th century), two formerly independent villages ( Nollingen and Warmbach), and seven villages which were incorporated into the town between 1972 and 1975. These are: * Degerfelden ( alem. ''Degerfälde''). * Minseln (alem. ''Meisele''). * Herten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kandern
Kandern () is a city in southwestern Germany in the state of Baden-Württemberg, in the '' Kreis'' (district) of Lörrach. During the Battle of Schliengen, in which the French Revolutionary army fought the forces of Austria, the battle lines of both armies ended in Kandern. It is not far from a tripoint where the three countries Germany, France and Switzerland meet and is one of the smallest cities in Germany. To many in North America, Kandern is best known as the birthplace of John Sutter, who owned the land that gold was discovered in 1848, which sparked the California gold rush, and the beginning of intensive settlement in California. Today, Kandern has a large community of English-speaking residents as a result of the presence of Black Forest Academy. This is an English-language institution founded in 1956. Most of the students are from the United States, Canada, and South Korea. The coat of arms of Kandern is a pitcher on a yellow background. The blazon is ''Or a cove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wiese (river)
The Wiese () is a river, 57.8 kilometres long, and a Orographic left and right-hand tributary of the Rhine in southwest Germany and northwest Switzerland. From its source in Baden-Württemberg in the Southern Black Forest on the mountain of the Feldberg (Black Forest), Feldberg, it flows for a short distance though the county of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald and then mainly across Landkreis Lörrach, Lörrach and through numerous settlements including the county town of Lörrach. After crossing the international border, the lower reaches of the river pass through the canton of Basel-Stadt, mainly through the city of Basel and through its district of Kleinbasel before emptying into the Upper Rhine. The valley of the Wiese, which drains a drainage basin, catchment of 455 square kilometres, is called the ''Wiesental, Black Forest, Wiesental'' or Wiese Valley; it is oriented roughly towards the south-west. Its largest tributary is the Little Wiese (''Kleine Wiese'') which approaches fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baden, Germany
The Grand Duchy of Baden () was a German polity on the east bank of the Rhine. It originally existed as a sovereign state from 1806 to 1871 and later as part of the German Empire until 1918. The duchy's 12th-century origins were as a Margraviate of Baden, margraviate that eventually split into two, Margraviate of Baden-Durlach, Baden-Durlach and Margraviate of Baden-Baden, Baden-Baden, before being reunified in 1771. The territory grew and assumed its ducal status after the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire but suffered a Baden Revolution, revolution in 1848, whose demands had been formulated in Offenburg the previous year at a meeting now considered the first-ever democratic program in Germany. With the collapse of the German Empire it became part of the Weimar Republic under the name Republic of Baden. The Grand Duchy of Baden was bordered to the north by the Kingdom of Bavaria and the Grand Duchy of Hesse, to the west by the Rhine, to the south by Switzerland, and to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
