Lörrach is a
''Landkreis'' (district) in the southwest of
Baden-Württemberg
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,
Germany
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. Neighboring districts are
Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald and
Waldshut. To the west it borders the
French ''
département''
Haut-Rhin
Haut-Rhin (); Alsatian: ''Owerelsàss'' or '; , . is a department in the Grand Est region, France, bordering both Germany and Switzerland. It is named after the river Rhine; its name means Upper Rhine. Haut-Rhin is the smaller and less pop ...
; to the south the
Swiss
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* the adjectival form of Switzerland
* Swiss people
Swiss may also refer to: Places
* Swiss, Missouri
* Swiss, North Carolina
* Swiss, West Virginia
* Swiss, Wisconsin
Other uses
* Swiss Café, an old café located ...
cantons Basel-Stadt,
Basel-Landschaft and
Aargau
Aargau ( ; ), more formally the Canton of Aargau (; ; ; ), is one of the Canton of Switzerland, 26 cantons forming the Switzerland, Swiss Confederation. It is composed of eleven districts and its capital is Aarau.
Aargau is one of the most nort ...
.
History
In 1973 part of the district Müllheim and small parts of the district Säckingen were added to the district, which enlarged the district by about 25% to the current size.
Geography
The north-east of the district is part of the ''Hochschwarzwald'', the highest part of the
Black Forest
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. In the west is the ''Markgräfler Hügelland'', in the south the ''Dinkelberg'', both lower hilly areas. The
Rhine
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river, which forms most of the district's southern and western border, is in a narrow valley until it spreads north of
Basel
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in the much wider ''Oberrheinebene''. The district is included in the trinational
Basel metropolitan area.
Coat of arms
The
coat of arms
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of the Lörrach district can be blazoned as ''Per fess Argent a Demi Lion facing sinister Gules and in base per pale Or a Bend Gules and Azure a Bend Sinister wavy Argent''. The lion in the top part of the coat of arms represents the Lords of Rötteln, who had their
primary castle in Loerrach, Wiesental. The bottom-left shows the coat of
Baden
Baden (; ) is a historical territory in southern Germany. In earlier times it was considered to be on both sides of the Upper Rhine, but since the Napoleonic Wars, it has been considered only East of the Rhine.
History
The margraves of Ba ...
, as much of the district belonged to the Counts of Baden historically. The wavy line in the bottom-right represents the small river
Wiese, which flows through the district.
Towns and municipalities
References
External links
*
Lörrach: images and history
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Freiburg (region)
Districts of Baden-Württemberg