Gundelfingen im Breisgau ( Low Alemannic: ''Gundelfinge im Brisgau'') is a municipality directly north of the city

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in southern

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. Gundelfingen is one of the larger municipalities in the

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district. It consists of the old place Gundelfingen and the village Wildtal, which was included in the municipality in the 1970s.

History

Gundelfingen

Gundelfingen was founded in the 4th century, so at least the suffix "-ingen" suggests. The name means that some

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chief by the name of ''Gundolf'' settled there with his folk. The first sure sign of Gundelfingen's existence is found in a 1008 treaty, where a place called ''Gondalvingen'' is named. In 1327, Gundelfingen was sold by Counts Konrad and Friedrich of Freiburg to Schnewelin Bernlapp. In 1507, his successor Balthasar von Blumeneck sold Gundelfingen again, this time to

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Christopher I of Baden. Since then it was part of

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. In the 16th century, some 350 inhabitants lived in Gundelfingen. In 1825 it was 620, in 1950 1,817. Only in the 1960s and 1970s the numbers started to expand quickly to 5,016 inhabitants in 1970 and 11,000 inhabitants in 2002.

Wildtal

Wildtal was first named in a document in 1273 as ''Wülptal'' (whelp dale) or ''Wolfstal'' (wolf's dale). The present name just translates as "wild dale".

Administration

In 1972, Wildtal was included into the municipality of Gundelfingen, after three quarters of its citizens voted for this inclusion. The Mayor of Gundelfingen is at the same time the Mayor of the neighboring village Heuweiler which is associated for administrative purposes.

Environs

On the territory that belongs to the municipality of Gundelfingen you can, inter alia, find the following:

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Stork's nest

Since 1993

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s are nesting again in Gundelfingen. Their nest is on the steeple of the Protestant church at the corner of the streets ''Kirchstraße'' and ''Kirchenwinkel''.

Luthereiche (Luther's oak)

The "Luthereiche" (

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's oak) which was planted next to the

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church in 1883 on the occasion of 400th birthday of the reformer

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was the first

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of Gundelfingen. A plaque commemorating it is on the outside wall of the church. The tree of a height of 50 ft was felled in 2011 because of

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. It is highly likely that a new oak will be planted in its place, perhaps in 2017 when the 500th anniversary of the

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will be celebrated. Such an oak has the function of a monument commemorating the

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. The very first oak with that purpose was planted in

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on the same spot where

had publicly burned the papal bull.

East of the Railway

Pond

This pond is located in a small park in the middle of the residential area ''Am See'' (at the lake) to the east of the train station.

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s as well as

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are living there.

Birding trail

Further to the East, in the forest just above the streets ''Sonnhalde'' and ''Jägerpfad'', there is a very interesting birding trail with more than 40

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es where numerous species of birds are breeding. Furthermore, a large number of birds which do not have their nests in cavities can be observed there as well.

Rebberg

The hill to the south of this area and the north of the street ''Am Rebberg'', itself to the north of the road connecting Gundelfingen and Wildtal, is called "Rebberg" which is the German word for

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, because on its slope

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s are cultivated for

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. The

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s cultivated here are primarily for red and white

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Leheneck

Further to the northeast there is a low

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called "Leheneck", 1060 ft above sea level, which has views towards the north (Heuweiler) and the south (Wildtal).

Wildtal

Wildtal is the name of both the village pertaining to Gundelfingen and the valley. The most important stream of this valley and of Gundelfingen is the ''Schobbach''.

Dorfbrunnen

In Wildtal, at the corner of the streets ''Heuweilerweg'' and ''Talstraße'', you see the "Dorfbrunnen" (village well).

Talstraße

The "Talstraße" ( dale street) leads you right through the whole "Wildtal" valley.

Wildtalereck

At the end of the valley you come to the "Wildtalereck", 1496 ft above sea level, from where there are views towards the west.

Waldbrunnerhof

From the ''Talstraße'' the ''Waldbrunnerweg'' branches off towards the south. From around the farm called ''Waldbrunnerhof'', 482 ft above sea level, one has a good view. The ''Waldbrunnerweg'' leads you to the castle.

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The shortest way is from the cemetery of Wildtal through the mountain forest to the spot where ''Zähringen castle'' stood. Its tower is still standing. There is a restaurant nearby where you can also drive by car from

's suburb Zähringen.

Reutebacher Höfe

Reute means clearing, Bach

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, and Höfe

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. The Reutebach is a stream having its source on the Roßkopf and the Reutebacher Höfe are remote farmhouses on this mountain which are connected by a road, the ''Pochgasse'', to

's suburb Zähringen. The area where they are located has the same name as the stream and is also called Reutebach. It was an enclave of Gundelfingen until the expansion of its boundaries by the incorporation of Wildtal. Once Reutebach was an independent village and even larger than either Gundelfingen, Wildtal or Zähringen. The reasons for the degradation were religious and political. Whereas Gundelfingen and Reutebach were Badish, Wildtal and Zähringen belonged to

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. As a result of the

became protestant and hence Reutebach a religious enclave. Most of the territory that once constituted Reutebach now belongs to Zähringen.

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of the church of Reutebach were discovered under the parking lot in the ''Harbuckweg'' (which branches off from the ''Pochgasse'') in the forest of Zähringen just across the bridge over the Reutebach. In the past the villages Zähringen, Wildtal, and Gundelfingen belonged to the former

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of Reutebach. The aforementioned parking lot is also a

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for walks to the Reutebacher Höfe and other spots on the Roßkopf such as the ''Roßkopfturm''.

Rottecksruhe

From ''Zähringen castle'' you walk through the mountain forest to a spot called "Rottecksruhe" (Rotteck's rest), 1935 ft above sea level. Once there stood a farmhouse owned by

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. In its place there is now a small hut where you can rest.

Roßkopf

The mountain on which you are walking is called Roßkopf (horsehead). It rises to 2418 ft above sea level.

Roßkopfturm

Just north of the summit of this mountain and next to a small hut, the "Roßkopfturm", a 115 ft high

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is standing that was built in 1889 and offers a panoramic view of

, the surrounding mountains and the

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with the

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and the Kaiserstuhl, and, on some days, when the visibility is particularly good, you can even see the

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on the opposite side of the

beyond the

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Martinsfelsen

Walking towards the east you will reach the "Martinsfelsen" (Martin's rock), 2250 ft above sea level, offering a good view of the northern

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In 2003, four

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s were built. One of these four

s is standing on the section of the mountain which belongs to Gundelfingen. Due to these

s the Roßkopf is now easily recognizable from a distance.

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A large part of the mountainous area in the east of Gundelfingen was classified as a

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under the name "Landschaftsschutzgebiet Gundelfingen-Wildtal-Heuweiler". Heuweiler is a neighboring village which is associated with Gundelfingen for administrative purposes.

Religion

A church was mentioned in Gundelfingen for the first time in 1275. However, only since the implementation of the

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in the

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in 1556 Gundelfingen had its own (from then on

) minister. The

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established themselves in Gundelfingen in 1877. The

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parish church ''Brother Klaus'' was built in 1975. There is even a

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chapel in an isolated location in the ''Roßwinkel'' which is cut off by

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(federal highway) B 3 which is bypassing Gundelfingen in the West.

Road traffic

The region has a well-developed road network:

(federal highway) B 3 (from

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in the Hamburg Metropolitan Region in

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on the

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border) which once crossed Gundelfingen is now bypassing it so as to tackle traffic congestion. Nevertheless, on its former course through Gundelfingen it is still called ''Alte'' (old) ''Bundesstraße'' and remains its main street connecting it with

B 294 (from

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in the

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) is also closely bypassing Gundelfingen and connecting it with

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(motorway) A 5 (from three-leg motorway interchange ''Hattenbacher Dreieck'' near

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in northeastern

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Basel , french: link=no, Bâlois(e), it, Basilese , neighboring_municipalities= Allschwil (BL), Hégenheim (FR-68), Binningen (BL), Birsfelden (BL), Bottmingen (BL), Huningue (FR-68), Münchenstein (BL), Muttenz (BL), Reinach (BL), Riehen (BS ...

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

). Moreover, there are local roads to the neighboring villages

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and

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Public transport

Bus and tram

Gundelfingen is served by feeder buses to the

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network operated by Freiburger Verkehrs AG, OVS Schumacher, Rast Reisen and Binninger. Lines: 15 (Wildtal, "Berggasse" in

), 16 (industrial area oft Gundelfingen, railway station), 13 ("Blumenstraße" and the industrial area of Gundelfingen) and 24 (to the West of Freiburg through the industrial area ''Industriegebiet Freiburg Nord''). Buses to the hinterland are operated by SüdbadenBus, but practically all are bypassing Gundelfingen and you have to change in

. In addition, bus line 201 from Freiburg to

and further on to

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and Nimburg (Teningen-Nimburg) which is operated by Binninger. Near the border to

is the new terminal Station oft the tramline 2. In the morning and in the afternoon, line 5 is driving to the station, which name is "Gundelfinger Straße" (Street of Gundelfingen), too. The Station is also the terminal station of the buslines 13, 15, 16, 22 (Bissier Street), 24, 25 ( Hugstetten railway station), 201, 7203 (

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) and 1076 (

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in France).

Rail

Gundelfingen is located on the

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Line

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and the trains of two regional train operators are stopping at its train station:

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and

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(the latter operating the line branching off to

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Carnival

In Gundelfingen there are two official carnival clubs: * Gundelfinger Dorfhexen (village witches) * Fässlistemmer (guys raising small barrels)

Twinning

The first twinning arrangement was concluded in 1987 with the French town

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which has 6800 inhabitants and is located directly on the

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approximately 19 miles from

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town

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(German Berun) with approximately 20,000 inhabitants, 12 miles south of

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. Since 1997 a partnership has been maintained with the

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village

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which has almost 2,400 residents.

References

External links

Web site of Gundelfingen, Breisgau (German)
When you click on "Tourismus" and then on "Ortsplan" you will be able to download the map which shows all the details.
Gundelfingen: pictures & history

Article of the B.U.N.D.

Stork's nest

Website of the protestant church

Website of the protestant church

* ttp://www.badische-seiten.de/heuweiler/leheneck.php Leheneck
Rottecksruhe

Martinsfelsen

Website of the Dorfhexen

Website of the Fässlistemmer
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