Gottenheim is an independent village at the northern tip of the Tuniberg

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, 15 km west of Freiburg im Breisgau. It is located in the administrative region Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald

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 in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg

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, Germany

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Situated at an altitude of 207 m in one of the warmest regions of Germany, Gottenheim has a population of 2,500.

The total area of Gottenheim is 2183 acres (8.83 km²), which includes 275 acres (1.1 km²) of vines, 538 acres (2.2 km²) alluvial forest and some acres of half-bog.
The last council election (Kommunalwahl) on the 13.