Emmendingen
| Emmendingen | ||
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  Emmendingen | ||
Location of Emmendingen within Emmendingen district 
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| Coordinates: 48°7′17″N 7°50′57″E / 48.12139°N 7.84917°ECoordinates: 48°7′17″N 7°50′57″E / 48.12139°N 7.84917°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Baden-Württemberg | |
| Admin. region | Freiburg | |
| District | Emmendingen | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Stefan Schlatterer (CDU) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 33.80 km2 (13.05 sq mi) | |
| Population (2013-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 26,287 | |
| • Density | 780/km2 (2,000/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 79301–79312 | |
| Dialling codes | 07641 | |
| Vehicle registration | EM | |
| Website | www.emmendingen.de | |
Emmendingen is a town in Baden-Württemberg, capital of the district Emmendingen of Germany. It is located at the Elz River, 14 km (8.7 mi) north of Freiburg im Breisgau. The town contains more than 26,000 residents, which is the most in the Emmendingen district.
Geography
The town lies in Breisgau, between the foothills of the Black Forest and the Kaiserstuhl which rises out of the Rhine plain to the north of Freiburg. The land is between 189-368m (620–1200 ft) high. On the western edge of Emmendingen flows the Elz river, which divides shortly after its confluence with the Dreisam and Glotter near Riegel, into the Old Elz and the Leopoldskanal, which both flow into the Rhine. The Leopoldskanal was built in the middle 19th century.
Neighbour Cities
Emmendingen is bordered by several cities and municipalities. They are, clockwise from the north: Malterdingen, Kenzingen, Freiamt (Black Forest), Sexau, Denzlingen, Reute (Breisgau), and Teningen.
History
The first mention of this town in a document dates back to 1091, however it is much older. It officially became a town in 1590. There was also a neighboring town called Nieder-Emmendingen. The both merged in 1883.
Industry
Emmendingen has only a few small and mid-size companies.Probably one of the most notable is the "Wehrle-Werk AG" that manufactures boiler and water recycling plants.
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Emmendingen is twinned with:
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Newark-on-Trent, United Kingdom[2] -
Sandomierz, Poland -
Drom HaSharon Regional Council, Israel -
Six-Fours-les-Plages, France
Culture
Emmendingen is a small town, but that does not mean that it lacks in interesting details. Listed are just a few of Emmendingen's claims to fame.
Cornelia Schlosser
Cornelia Schlosser (maiden name: Cornelia Friederica Christiana Goethe) was the only sibling of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and lived with her husband Johann Georg Schlosser in a house on the main square in Emmendingen. Today their house is the municipal library.
Old Town Hall
The old Emmendingen town hall is also on the main square of town, though a new town hall was built fairly recently. Today the building is still utilized, but it is now home to the only archive of diaries in Germany.
Points of interest
- Jewish Museum on Castle Square
- Collection Geyer zu Lauf
References
- ↑ "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31. Dezember 2013 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2014.
- ↑ "Home". newarktwinning.co.uk. 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
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