Gengenbach
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Administrative region | Freiburg |
| District | Ortenau County |
| Population | 11,090 (2004) |
| Area | 61.91 km² |
| Population density | 179 /km² |
| Elevation | 181 m |
| Coordinates | 48°24′ N 8°1′ E |
| Postal code | 77723 |
| Area code | 07803 |
| Licence plate code | OG |
| Mayor | Michael Roschach |
| Website | stadt-gengenbach.de |
Gengenbach is a town in the Ortenaukreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany and a famous tourist destination on the western edge of the Black Forest with about 11000 inhabitants. Gengenbach is famous for its traditional swabian-alemanic Carnival (Fasend), the historical medieval Old Town (Altstadt) and the world's biggest Advent calendar (The 24 windows of the 18th century City Hall are the "doors"). In Gengenbach is a division of the University of Applied Science Offenburg.
The Twin City of Gengenbach is Obernai, (Alsace), (France)
[edit] History
Gengenbach was founded in the 13th century and became Imperial Free City in 1360.
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