Lörrach (district)

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Lörrach

Map of Baden-Württemberg highlighting the district Lörrach
State Baden-Württemberg
County seat Lörrach
Adm. region Freiburg
Region Hochrhein-Bodensee
Area 806.81 km²
Population 219,149 (2001)
Pop. density 272 inh./km²
Car identification LÖ
Web page http://www.landkreis-loerrach.de

Lörrach is a Kreis (district) in the south-west of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald and Waldshut. To the west it borders the French département Haut-Rhin; to the south the Swiss cantons Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft and Aargau.

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[edit] History

In 1973 part of the district Müllheim and small parts of the district Säckingen were added to the district, which enlarged the district by about 25% to the current size.

[edit] Geography

The north-east of the district is part of the Hochschwarzwald, the highest part of the Black Forest. In the west is the Markgräfler Hügelland, in the south the Dinkelberg, both lower hilly areas. The Rhine river, which forms most of the district's southern and western border, is in a narrow valley until it spreads north of Basel in the much more wide Oberrheinebene.

[edit] Coat of arms

Coat of arms The coat of arms of the Lörrach district can be blazoned as Per fess Argent a Demi Lion facing sinister Gules and in base per pale Or a Bend Gules and Azure a Bend Sinister wavy Argent. The lion in the top part of the coat of arms represents the Lords of Rötteln, who had their primary castle in Wiesental. The bottom-left shows the coat of Baden, as much of the district belonged to the Counts of Baden historically. The wavy line in the bottom-right represents the small river Wiese, which flows through the district.

[edit] Cities and towns

Cities Towns
  1. Kandern
  2. Lörrach
  3. Rheinfelden (Baden)
  4. Schönau im Schwarzwald
  5. Schopfheim
  6. Todtnau
  7. Weil am Rhein
  8. Zell im Wiesental
  1. Aitern
  2. Bad Bellingen
  3. Binzen
  4. Böllen
  5. Bürchau
  6. Efringen-Kirchen
  7. Eimeldingen
  8. Elbenschwand
  9. Fischingen
  10. Fröhnd
  11. Grenzach-Wyhlen
  12. Häg-Ehrsberg
  13. Hasel
  14. Hausen im Wiesental
  15. Inzlingen
  16. Malsburg-Marzell
  17. Maulburg
  1. Neuenweg
  2. Raich
  3. Rümmingen
  4. Sallneck
  5. Schallbach
  6. Schliengen
  7. Schönenberg
  8. Schwörstadt
  9. Steinen
  10. Tegernau
  11. Tunau
  12. Utzenfeld
  13. Wembach
  14. Wieden (Lörrach)
  15. Wies
  16. Wieslet
  17. Wittlingen

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