Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis

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Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis

Map of Baden-Württemberg highlighting the district Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis
State Baden-Württemberg
County seat Villingen-Schwenningen
Adm. region Freiburg
Region Schwarzwald-Baar-Heuberg
Area 1,025.23 km²
Population 211,732 (2004)
pop. density 207 inh./km²
Car identification VS
Web page http://www.schwarzwald-baar-kreis.de

Schwarzwald-Baar is a district (Kreis) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Ortenaukreis, Rottweil, Tuttlingen, Constance, the Swiss canton of Schaffhausen, and the districts Waldshut, Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald and Emmendingen.

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[edit] History

The district was created in 1973, when the two districts Donaueschingen and Villingen were merged.

[edit] Geography

The district got its name from the two predominant landscapes in the district. The Black Forest (Schwarzwald), and the Baar, the foothills between the Black Forest and the Swabian Alb. The river Danube as well as the Neckar have their spring in the district.

[edit] Coat of arms

Coat of arms The coat of arms is modeled after the two coat of arms of the cities Villingen and Schwenningen. Villingen had a horizontally divided blue-and-white arms, while Schwenningen had a vertically divided blue-and-white arms. Combining both divisions give the four fields. The eagle in the top-left quarter is taken from the coat of arms of the city Villingen, and derives from the Zähringen family who ruled that city in the 13th century.

[edit] Cities and towns

Cities Administrative districts Towns
  1. Bad Dürrheim
  2. Blumberg
  3. Bräunlingen
  4. Donaueschingen
  5. Furtwangen im Schwarzwald
  6. Hüfingen
  7. Sankt Georgen (Black Forest)
  8. Triberg im Schwarzwald
  9. Villingen-Schwenningen
  10. Vöhrenbach
  1. Donaueschingen
  2. Furtwangen
  3. Raumschaft Triberg
  4. Villingen-Schwenningen
  1. Brigachtal
  2. Dauchingen
  3. Gütenbach
  4. Königsfeld im Schwarzwald
  5. Mönchweiler
  6. Niedereschach
  7. Schonach im Schwarzwald
  8. Schönwald im Schwarzwald
  9. Tuningen
  10. Unterkirnach

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