Seelbach, Baden-Württemberg

Seelbach
Coat of arms
Seelbach
Location of Seelbach within Ortenaukreis district
Coordinates: 48°18′51″N 07°56′29″E / 48.31417°N 7.94139°ECoordinates: 48°18′51″N 07°56′29″E / 48.31417°N 7.94139°E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Freiburg
District	Ortenaukreis
Government
• Mayor	Thomas Schäfer (CDU)
Area
• Total	29.90 km^2 (11.54 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
• Total	4,928
• Density	160/km^2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	77960
Dialling codes	07823
Vehicle registration	OG
Website	www.seelbach-online.de

Seelbach is a town in the district of Ortenau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. The most popular Festival is the Katharinenmarkt on November.

Geography

Seelbach is located on the western edge of the Black Forest in the Schutter Valley, south-eastern of Lahr.

Neighboring communities

The following cities and towns share a border with Seelbach. They are listed clockwise starting in the north: Friesenheim, Biberach, Schuttertal, Ettenheim, Kippenheim and Lahr.

The boroughs

There are three boroughs, Seelbach, Wittelbach and Schönberg.

Government

Town council

After the last election in June 2009, the town council consists of 18 seats. The members belong to political parties as follows ^[2]

Party Seats CDU 7 FBI 6 SPD 5

Mayor

The mayor is elected by the citizens for a term of 8 years. He's also the head of the town council.

Mayors since 1831

• 1831–1832: Vogt Schöttgen (signs the first time with „Bürgermeister“)
• 1832–1838: Karl Obert
• 1838–1844: Michael Schäfer
• 1849–1875: Xaver Räpple
• 1875–1886: Franz Anton Benz
• 1886–1910: Christian Himmelsbach
• 1910–1919: Josef Heizmann
• 1919–1923: Wilhelm Brucker
• 1923–1945: Theodor Simon
• 1945–1946: Georg Hartmann
• 1946–1948: Alfred Himmelsbach
• 1948–1957: Josef Fehrenbach
• 1957–1977: Alfred Dreyer
• 1977–1993: Walter Dilger
• 1993–2007: Klaus Muttach
• 2008–present: Thomas Schäfer

People, culture & architecture

Events

The Katharinenmarkt is a weekend long historic market that takes place annually in November since 1455. It is visited by nearly 20000 visitors.

Twin town

Seelbach is twinned with Zillebeke in the Flemish province of West-Vlaanderen in Belgium.

References

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

External links

• Official website