Breitnau
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| Breitnau | ||
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  Breitnau | ||
Location of Breitnau within Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district 
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| Coordinates: 47°56′21″N 8°4′45″E / 47.93917°N 8.07917°ECoordinates: 47°56′21″N 8°4′45″E / 47.93917°N 8.07917°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Baden-Württemberg | |
| Admin. region | Freiburg | |
| District | Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Josef Haberstroh | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 39.90 km2 (15.41 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1,018 m (3,340 ft) | |
| Population (2012-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 1,684 | |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 79874 | |
| Dialling codes | 07652 | |
| Vehicle registration | FR | |
| Website | www.breitnau.de | |
Breitnau is a municipality in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in the Black Forest in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.
History
Breitnau is first mentioned 1275 as Breittnowe but is probably older since the first church was built around 1200. The land was owned by The Family von Falkenstein but sold in 1408 to the Family Schnewlin von Landeck.
Marie Antoinette, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy stayed at the Hotel Sternen in the valley of Höllental.
See also
- List of world's largest cuckoo clocks
References
- ↑ [Statistisches Bundesamt – Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31.12.2012 (XLS-Datei; 4,0 MB) (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31.12.2012"]. Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 12 November 2013.
External links
- (German) Breitnau:History and images
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