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Location of the town of Hüfingen within Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis district
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| Coordinates | |
| Administration | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Freiburg |
| District | Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis |
| Town subdivisions | 6 Stadtteile |
| Mayor | Anton Knapp |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 58.53 km2 (22.60 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 684 m (2244 ft) |
| Population | 7,722 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 132 /km2 (342 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | VS |
| Postal code | 78183 |
| Area code | 0771 |
| Website | www.huefingen.de |
Hüfingen is a town in the district of Schwarzwald-Baar, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the Breg River, 4 km south of the source of the Danube.
Hüfingen has the historical distinction of once marking the boundary of the Roman empire. In the first century of the common era, imperial policy settled on using the natural boundaries formed by the Danube and the Rhine rivers. Because of its proximity to the source of the Danube in nearby Donaueschingen, Hüfingen was the site of a roman fort, Brigobanne, built to implement this policy. The legions built a road to Hüfingen from what is now Schleitheim, on the upper Rhine in Switzerland, thus connecting the two rivers with a man-made line on the landscape, defining a continuous border. [2]
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