Hausach (; gsw, label=

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, Huusä) is a town in the Ortenaukreis, in western Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

History

Hausach was founded in the 13th century, below Husen Castle. In the 14th century, it became a possession of the

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, who gave the town its charter and maintained a residence in it. In 1806, Hausach was

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to the

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. The town was assigned in 1813 to the district of Haslach, but in 1857 was reassigned to the district of

Wolfach Wolfach ( gsw, label= Low Alemannic, Wolfä) is a town in the Black Forest and part of the Ortenaukreis in Baden-Württemberg (Germany). It is a well-known spa town. Geography Geographical Position Wolfach lies where the two rivers Wolf and ...

. In 1939, that district was reorganized as . On 1 Jul 1971, the town of Einbach was incorporated into Hausach. As a result of the , Hausach was assigned to the Ortenau district.

Geography

The township (''

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'') of Hausach is part of the Ortenau district of Baden-Württemberg, in the Federal Republic of Germany. It is physically located in the

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, at the center of the valley of the Kinzig. the elevation above sea level in the municipal area ranges from a high of

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(NN) at the Brandenkopf to a low of NN along the Kinzig.

Politics

Hausach has two boroughs (''Stadtteile''): Hausach and Einbach. The town council has 18 seats. The last election on May 25, 2014, gave the Free Voters as well as the Christian Democratic Union six of them. The

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took four seats, and the

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two. Hausach twinned with

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, France in 1974. The 45th anniversary of that twinning was celebrated by a visit of 37 German functionaries to Arbois on 15 October 2019.

Coat of Arms

Hausach's coat of arms displays half-timber framework of a gable in red on a field of white. The oldest town

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used in Hausach, dating back to 1453, used a house of timber, then stone, and then from 1655 of a half-timber design. This last symbol became the one permanently associated with Hausach by 1771.

Transportation

Hausach is served by the Kinzig Valley Railway and the Black Forest Railway and is connected to Germany's network of Federal highways by .

References

External links

* {{Authority control Ortenaukreis