Hausach

Hausach

Coat of arms
Hausach

Coordinates: 48°17′07″N 08°10′47″E / 48.28528°N 8.17972°E / 48.28528; 8.17972Coordinates: 48°17′07″N 08°10′47″E / 48.28528°N 8.17972°E / 48.28528; 8.17972
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Freiburg
District Ortenaukreis
Government
 • Mayor Manfred Wöhrle
Area
 • Total 36.07 km2 (13.93 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
 • Total 5,746
 • Density 160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 77756
Dialling codes 07831
Vehicle registration OG bis 1973 WOL
Website www.hausach.de

Hausach is a town in the Ortenaukreis, in western Baden-Württemberg, Germany, first mentioned in 1259. The ruin of Husen Castle built around 1220 towering above the town is a landmark and part of Hausachs slogan "Stadt unter der Burg" (Town under the castle).

Geography

Hausach is located in the Kinzig river valley, approximately 32 km east of the river Rhine between Offenburg and Wolfach. The river Kinzig starts in the Black Forest near Loßburg and meets the Rhine near Kehl just opposite of Strasbourg.

Politics

The town council has 18 seats. The last election on May 25th 2014 gave the Freie Wähler as well as the CDU 6 of them. The SPD took 4 seats, and the Grüne 2.[2]

Coat of Arms

Hausach's coat of arms displays the red framwork of a gable roof on silver ground.

International relations

Hausach is twinned with:

References

  1. ↑ "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31. Dezember 2013 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2014.
  2. ↑ "Wahlergebnis Hausach 2014" (in German). Offenburger Tageblatt (Local Newspaper). Retrieved 9 Feb 2016.

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