Seewald

Seewald
Coat of arms
Seewald
Coordinates: 48°35′38″N 8°25′15″E / 48.59389°N 8.42083°ECoordinates: 48°35′38″N 8°25′15″E / 48.59389°N 8.42083°E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Karlsruhe
District	Freudenstadt
Government
• Mayor	Gerhard Müller
Area
• Total	58.50 km^2 (22.59 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
• Total	2,149
• Density	37/km^2 (95/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	72297
Dialling codes	07447
Vehicle registration	FDS
Website	www.seewald-schwarzwald.de

Seewald is a municipality in the Freudenstadt district in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It lies in the Black Forest. The source of the river Nagold is situated in the municipality. There is a dam in the river near the village Erzgrube, forming the artificial lake Nagoldsee. Erzgrube lies 550 m (1,804 ft) above sea level. Other subdivisions lie between 750 and 850 m (2,461 and 2,789 ft) above sea level in the midst of the forests. 90% of the area is covered with forests.

Politics

Seewald is a bastion of the Party of Bible-abiding Christians (PBC), who, in the 2005 national elections, received 5,0% of the vote in Seewald compared to 0,2% nationally.

Subdivisions

• Allmandle
• Besenfeld
• Eisenbach
• Erzgrube
• Göttelfingen
• Hochdorf
• Schernbach

References

1. "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31. Dezember 2013 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2014.