Emmendingen is a town in Baden-Württemberg

Baden-Württemberg

Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...

, capital of the district Emmendingen

Emmendingen (district)

Emmendingen is a district in the west of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Ortenaukreis, Schwarzwald-Baar, Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald and the district-free city Freiburg...

 of Germany. It is located at the Elz

Elz (Rhine)

The Elz is a river in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, a right tributary of the Rhine. It rises in the Black Forest, near the source of the Breg. The Elz flows through Elzach, Waldkirch and Emmendingen before reaching the Rhine near Lahr. Its length is approx. ....

 River, 14 km (8.7 mi) north of Freiburg im Breisgau. The city contains more than 26,000 residents, which is the most of any city in the Emmendingen district.

Geography

The city lies in Breisgau

Breisgau

Breisgau is the name of an area in southwest Germany, placed between the river Rhine and the foothills of the Black Forest around Freiburg im Breisgau in the state of Baden-Württemberg. The district Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, which partly consists of the Breisgau, is named after that area...

, between the foothills of the Black Forest

Black Forest

The Black Forest is a wooded mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, southwestern Germany. It is bordered by the Rhine valley to the west and south. The highest peak is the Feldberg with an elevation of 1,493 metres ....

 and the Kaiserstuhl

Kaiserstuhl

The „Kaiserstuhl“ is a relatively low mountain range – a Mittelgebirge – with a maximal height of 556.6 m above sea level. It is of volcanic origin and located in the South West of Baden-Württemberg, Germany in the districts of Emmendingen and Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald...

 in the Rhineland

Rhineland

Historically, the Rhinelands refers to a loosely-defined region embracing the land on either bank of the River Rhine in central Europe....

 to the north 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

Malterdingen

Malterdingen is a town in the district of Emmendingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....

, Kenzingen

Kenzingen

Kenzingen is a town in the district of Emmendingen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the river Elz, 23 km north of Freiburg.-External links:*...

, Freiamt (Black Forest)

Freiamt

Freiamt is a town in the district of Emmendingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....

, Sexau

Sexau

Sexau is a village in the district of Emmendingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.-Geography:Sexau is at the beginning of the valley "Brettenbachtal". It is located on the crossing from the region of the Black Forest to the plains of the river Rhein ....

, Denzlingen

Denzlingen

Denzlingen is a municipality in the district of Emmendingen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated north of Freiburg.- Geography :Denzlingen is located in the Upper Rhine Valley at the edge of the Black Forest between the river Elz in the north and the Glotter which runs through the...

, Reute (Breisgau)

Reute

Reute is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland.-History:Reute was created due to the division of Appenzell in the wake of the Reformation. Some communities were left in the old faith, others turned themselves to the new faith...

, and Teningen

Teningen

Teningen is a municipality in the district of Emmendingen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the river Elz, 15 km north of Freiburg....

.

History

The first mention of this town in a document dates back to 1091. It officially became a city in 1590.

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 plants and water recycling plants.

Twin towns — Sister cities

Emmendingen is twinned with: Newark-on-Trent

Newark-on-Trent

Newark-on-Trent is a market town in Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands region of England. It stands on the River Trent, the A1 , and the East Coast Main Line railway. The origins of the town are possibly Roman as it lies on an important Roman road, the Fosse Way...

, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 Sandomierz

Sandomierz

Sandomierz is a city in south-eastern Poland with 25,714 inhabitants . Situated in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship , previously in Tarnobrzeg Voivodeship . It is the capital of Sandomierz County . Sandomierz is known for its Old Town, a major tourist attraction...

, Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

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 Friederike Christiana Goethe) was the only sibling of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German writer, pictorial artist, biologist, theoretical physicist, and polymath. He is considered the supreme genius of modern German literature. His works span the fields of poetry, drama, prose, philosophy, and science. His Faust has been called the greatest long...

, and lived with her husband Johann Georg Schlosser in a house on the main square in Emmendingen. Today their house is the city library.

Old City Hall

The old Emmendingen city hall is also on the main square of town, though a new city hall was built fairly recently. Today the building is still utilized, but it is now home to the only archive of diaries in Germany.

External links

• Emmendingen: History & Images