Todtnau is a town in the district of Lörrach in

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. As of 2009 its population was of 4,932.

Geography

It is situated in the

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, on the river Wiese, 20 km southeast of

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. The municipality counts 8 civil parishes (''Ortsteil''): * Wappen Aftersteg

Aftersteg * Wappen Brandenberg

Brandenberg * Wappen Geschwend

Geschwend * Wappen Herrenschwand

Herrenschwand * Wappen Muggenbrunn

Muggenbrunn * Wappen Praeg

Präg *

Schlechtnau * Wappen Todtnauberg

Todtnauberg

Personalities

* Karl Nessler, inventor of the permanent wave was born here. *

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had a chalet in Todtnauberg

Photogallery

File:Todtnauer Wasserfall 2.jpg, Todtnau waterfall File:Todtnau-Geschwend, Kirche St. Wendelin.jpg, The church of Geschwend File:Schwarzwald - Panoramic view of Todtnau.jpg, Panoramic view of Todtnau File:Todtnau, die Sankt Johannes der Täuferkirche positie2 foto3 2013-07-26 10.03.jpg, Todtnau, church: die Sankt Johannes der Täuferkirche File:Schlechtnau, kapel in straatzicht foto6 2013-07-26 10.33.jpg, Schlechtnau, chapel in the street File:Muggenbrunn, die Sankt Cornelius Kirche in straatzicht foto2 2013-07-25 16.36.jpg, Muggenbrunn, church (die Sankt Cornelius Kirche) in the street File:Aftersteg, die Sankt Anna Kirche foto1 2013-07-25 17.07.jpg, Aftersteg, church: die Sankt Anna Kirche

References

External links

www.todtnau.de Todtnau official website

Information about and images
Towns in Baden-Württemberg Lörrach (district) Baden {{Lörrach-geo-stub