Wolfach

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This article is about the city Wolfach. For the river of the same name, see: Wolfach River.

Coordinates: 48°18′N 8°13′E

Wolfach
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Administrative region	Freiburg
District	Ortenaukreis
Population	5,981 (2004)
Area	67.99 km²
Population density	88 /km²
Elevation	263 m
Coordinates	48°18′ N 8°13′ E
Postal code	77709
Area code	07834
Licence plate code	OG
Mayor	Gottfried Moser
Website	wolfach.de

Wolfach is a city in the Black forest and part of the Ortenaukreis in Baden-Württemberg (Germany).

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Geographical position 2 History 2.1 Tourism 2.2 district council 2.3 coat of arms 2.4 town twinning 3 Culture and Sights 3.1 Swabian-Alemannic carnival 3.2 Buildings 3.3 Parks 3.4 Regular Events 4 Literature 5 External links 5.1 Administration and authorities 5.2 Associations 5.3 places of interest, sights

[edit] Geography

[edit] Geographical position

Wolfach lies where the 2 rivers Wolfach and Kinzig meet in the Kinzig valley. The mixture of valleys and mountains is characteristic for the city, which stretches between 250 and 880 m above sea level.

[edit] History

The exact foundation year of Wolfach is not known. The history of the city Wolfach can be shown until the year 1148. Some finds even point to the Roman times.

[edit] Tourism

Wolfach hotels and bed & breakfast places count each year 128.000 nights (year 2000).

[edit] district council

In the previous years the city council consisted of:

Party	1994	1999	2004
CDU	8 seats	10 seats	8 seats
SPD	5 seats	3 seats	3 seats
FW	6 seats	8 seats	7 seats

[edit] coat of arms

The coat of arms of the city of Wolfach shows a golden wolf's rod on blue ground and is based on the Wolfsangel of the "Herren von Wolfach".

[edit] town twinning

• Kreuzlingen, (Switzerland)
• Richfield/Ohio, (USA)
• Cavalaire sur Mer, (France)

[edit] Culture and Sights

[edit] Swabian-Alemannic carnival

thumb|left|280px|Wolfacher Hansel beim Umzug

Wolfach is said to be one of the cities rich in tradition of the Swabian-Alemannic carnival.

[edit] Buildings

• Fürstenberg castle
• fortress ruin Alt-Wolfach
• town hall
• St. Bartholomäus

[edit] Parks

• Kurgarten
• Flößerpark
• Kinziganlagen

[edit] Regular Events

• Swabian-alemannic carnival
• City fountain festival
• Biker-Weekend
• Long table
• Flößerfest
• Open-Air Rockfest Moosenmättle
• butchers festival
• Wolfach autumn

[edit] Literature

• Disch Franz: Chronik der Stadt Wolfach. Wolfach, Karlsruhe 1920.
• Harter Hans: Adel und Burgen im oberen Kinziggebiet. Studien zur Besiedelung und hochmittelalterlichen Herrschaftsbildung im mittleren Schwarzwald. München 1992.
• Krausbeck Josef, Knauss Frieder: Masken unserer Stadt. Stuttgart 1974.
• Stadt Wolfach (Hrsg.): Schwarzwaldstadt mit Tradition. Wolfach, Kirnbach, Kinzigtal. Freiburg 1988.

[edit] External links

[edit] Administration and authorities

• City of Wolfach
• District Oberwolfach

[edit] Associations

• Historic Association Wolfach
• Carnival club Wolfach
• Bike-Park Wolfach

[edit] places of interest, sights

• Vogtbauernhöfe
• Mineral museum Oberwolfach
• (German) Information about and images