Schönau im Schwarzwald is a town in the
district of Lörrach in
Baden-Württemberg,
Germany. It is situated in the
Black Forest, on the river
Wiese
Wiese may refer to:
Places Modern day
* Wiese (Apfeldorf), a village in Apfeldorf, Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria, Germany
* Wiese (Märkische Heide), a village in Märkische Heide, Oder-Spree, Brandenburg, Germany
* Wiese (Much), a village in Much ...
, northeast of
Basel,
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 ...
, and south of
Freiburg.
Mayors
* 1945–1946: Albert Gutmann
* 1946–1956: Karl Zimmermann
* 1957–1977: Ludwig Morath (FWV)
* 1977–1993: Richard Böhler (CDU)
* 1993–2012: Bernhard Seger (CDU)
* since 2012: Peter Schelshorn (CDU)
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Notable people from Schönau
* Fridolin Dietsche
Fridolin Dietsche (31 October 1861 - 25 June 1908) was a German sculptor from Baden.
Context
Following unification in 1871 Germany underwent several decades of rapid economic modernisation and growth, which was coupled with government encourageme ...
(1861-1908), sculptor
* Karl Geiler
Karl Hermann Friedrich Geiler (10 August 1878 – 14 September 1953) was a German lawyer and politician. He was born in Schönau (Baden) and died in Heidelberg.
Geiler, a university professor of economic law in Heidelberg and without affiliation t ...
(1878-1953), legal scientist and politician
* Albert Leo Schlageter
Albert Leo Schlageter (; 12 August 1894 – 26 May 1923) was a World War I veteran and German ''Freikorps'' member who became famous for acts of post-war sabotage against French occupation forces. Schlageter was arrested for sabotaging a secti ...
(1894-1923), German Freikorps fighter
* Joachim Löw (born 1960), German footballer and coach, from 1 August 2006 - 29 June 2021 Bundestrainer of the German national football team
* Markus Löw
Markus Löw (born 4 April 1961) is a former footballer who played as a midfielder or defender. He is the brother of Joachim Löw
Joachim Löw (born 3 February 1960) is a German football coach and former player. He was the manager of the Germ ...
(born 1961), former footballer and today's coach
References
Lörrach (district)
Baden
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