Opfingen is a village

Village

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 to the west of Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg

Baden-Württemberg

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, Germany

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. It was incorporated into Freiburg on December 1, 1971. Opfingens main industry is the growing and producing of wine

Wine

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The surrounding communities are Merdingen

Merdingen

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, Freiburg-Waltershofen, Freiburg-Tiengen, Niederrimsingen, Freiburg-St. Georgen

Sankt Georgen (Freiburg)

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 und Freiburg-Rieselfeld

Rieselfeld

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History

Opfingen was first mentioned in a document in 1006, which are preserved in two transcripts from the 14th and 15th century. The documents are related to the handing of the land, then called Ophinga, from Henry II HRH to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Basel.

Since December 1, 1971 Opfingen has been part of the close by city of Freiburg. Since then the population has grown by a factor of three.