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Elzach | |
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 Elzach viewing direction east | |
Location of Elzach
within Emmendingen district  | |
Location of Elzach | |
| Coordinates: 48°10′29″N 8°4′18″E / 48.17472°N 8.07167°E / 48.17472; 8.07167 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Freiburg |
| District | Emmendingen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–28) | Roland Tibi[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 75.28 km2 (29.07 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 361 m (1,184 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 7,601 |
| • Density | 101.0/km2 (261.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 79215 |
| Dialling codes | 07682 |
| Vehicle registration | EM |
| Website | www.elzach.de |
Elzach (German pronunciation: [ˈɛltsax] ⓘ; Low Alemannic: Elze) is a town in the district of Emmendingen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the river Elz, 26 km northeast of Freiburg.
Geography
The town of Elzach is located at the eastern border of the district of Emmendingen and borders on the district of the Ortenaukreis and the Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis. Topographically is the area characterised by the river valley of the Elz and the local hill called Rohrhardsberg. Also Elzach belongs to the Breisgau[3] area and is located at the edge of the Southern Black Forest Nature Park.
Urban districts
The town has five urban districts.[4]
- Elzach
- Yach
- Prechtal
- Oberprechtal
- Katzenmoos
Gallery
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Granite sculpture: "The three stages of seeing" (2002) by Dieter Oehm, in Elzach
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Robert Dietrich in 1930 as minister of finance
International relations
Elzach is twinned with:[5]
Sons and daughters of the town
- Hermann Dietrich (1879-1954) German politician of the liberal German Democratic Party, minister during the Weimar Republic
References
- ^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 11 September 2021.
- ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ Breisgau area Elzach, alemannische-seiten.de
- ^ "Ortsteile Elzach" [Districts of Elzach]. Alemannische-seiten (in German). Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ "Partnerstädte der Gemeinde Gutach". Archived from the original on 2005-03-10. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
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