Gottenheim is an independent village at the northern tip of the

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, 15 km west of

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. It is located in the administrative region

Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald (french: Arrondissement de Brisgau-Haute-Forêt-Noire) is a (district) in the southwest of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Fifty towns and municipalities with 133 settlements lie within the district. The district itself belon ...

in the federal state of

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. Situated at an altitude of 207 m in one of the warmest regions of Germany, Gottenheim has a population of 2,912. The total area of Gottenheim is 2183 acres (8.83 km²), which includes of vines, alluvial forest and some acres of half-bog.

History

Gottenheim was first officially mentioned in 1086.

Economy and Infrastructure

The

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operated '' Breisachbahn'' railway line connects Gottenheim station to

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in the west and the national railway system (

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) via

in the east. The Kaiserstuhlbahn connects Gottenheim to Endingen and the towns,

Riegel am Kaiserstuhl Riegel am Kaiserstuhl (Latin ''Rigola'') is a municipality in the district of Emmendingen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It lies 8 km northwest of Emmendingen, and is accessed by the motorway A5 (Karlsruhe - Basel , french: link=no, ...

, Nimburg and

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, which lay in between. By car Gottenheim can be reached via German

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A5, Frankfurt-Basel, using exit No.62 Freiburg-Mitte towards Umkirch and following signs.

Culture and sights

Festivals

* Gottenheim Hahlerai-fest (local wine and food festival) every second year in autumn

References

External links

Official homepage of Gottenheim
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Gottenheim - pictures & history

Wine festival Gottenheim (all even years in beginning of September)Sports club Gottenheim
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