Bonndorf is a town in the
Waldshut district in
Baden-Württemberg
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,
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
. It is situated in the
southern Black Forest
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, 14 km southeast of
Titisee-Neustadt.
It comprises the villages Boll, Brunnadern, Dillendorf, Ebnet, Gündelwangen, Holzschlag, Wellendingen and Wittlekofen. The town is well known for its Fastnacht festival held on the days before Ash Wednesday. Wellendingen has its Frogs in the parade. Also in the town is a castle, the Japanese Gardens, and a dedicated museum to Fastnacht festives in the area. In Boll is the Wutach Gorge which runs into the Rhine.
Population
Mayors since 1945
* 1945: Fritz Göggel
* August 1, 1945: Erwin Leser
* 1946–1957: Leo Speck
* 1958–1972: Oskar Stöckle
* 1973–1992: Peter Folkerts (1946-1992)
* 1992–2021: Michael Scharf (born 1964)
* since 2021: Marlon Jost
Personalities
Born in Bonndorf
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Constantin Fehrenbach
Constantin Fehrenbach, sometimes falsely,Bernd Braun: ''Constantin Fehrenbach (1852–1926)'', in: Reinhold Weber, Ines Mayer: ''Politische Köpfe aus Südwestdeutschland'', Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 2005, p. 106. Konstantin Fehrenbach (11 January 185 ...
(1852-1926), politician (center),
Reichskanzler
The chancellor of Germany, officially the federal chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany,; often shortened to ''Bundeskanzler''/''Bundeskanzlerin'', / is the head of the federal government of Germany and the commander in chief of the Ge ...
1920–1921
Constantin Fehrenbach
* Adolf Würth (1905-1997), Nazi racist theorist
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Clemens Binninger
Clemens Binninger (born 24 April 1962) is a German politician of the CDU (conservative party). Binninger was a member of the Bundestag from 2002 until 2017.
Political career
Binninger was first elected in the 2002 elections and then re-elected ...
(born 1962), politician and member of Bundestag (CDU)
Lived in Bonndorf
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Ralf Dahrendorf
Ralf Gustav Dahrendorf, Baron Dahrendorf, (1 May 1929 – 17 June 2009) was a German-British sociologist, philosopher, political scientist and liberal politician. A class conflict theorist, Dahrendorf was a leading expert on explaining and a ...
, Baron Dahrendorf CFE (1929-2009), German-British sociologist, politician and publicist
See also
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List of cities and towns in Germany
This is a complete list of the 2,055 cities and towns in Germany (as of 1 March 2022). There is no distinction between ''town'' and ''city'' in Germany; a ''Stadt'' is an independent municipality (see Municipalities of Germany) that has been giv ...
References
External links
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Waldshut (district)
Baden
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