Todtnau

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base data
Land of the Federal Republic:	Baden-Wuerttemberg
governmental district:	Freiburg
district:	Lörrach
geographical situation:	Coordinates: 47° 50 ' N, 07° 57 ' O 47° 50 ' N, 07° 57 ' O
height:	659 m and. NN
surface:	69.6 km ²
inhabitants:	5.077 (30. June 2005)
Population density:	73 inhabitants for each km ²
foreigner portion:	8.7%
postal zip code:	79674
preselection:	07671
Kfz characteristics:	LÖ
municipality key:	08 3 36 087
city arrangement:	9 quarters
address of the city administration:	Meinrad Thoma STR. 8 79674 Todtnau
Website:	www.todtnau.de
E-Mail address:
Politics
mayor:	Andreas Wiessner

Todtnau is a city in the south Black Forest in the district Lörrach, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany.

Table of contents 1 Geografie 1,1 geographical situation of 1,2 city arrangement 1,3 neighbour municipalities 2 history 3 politics 3,1 local council 4 culture and objects of interest 4,1 nature 4,2 sport 4,3 regular meetings of 4,4 sons and daughters of the city 5 Web on the left of

Geografie

geographical situation

of Todtnau lies in the south Black Forest between field mountain and Belchen in 570 to 1390 meters height in the valley of the meadow. More than 70% of the Gemeindegebiets are covered of forest.

the localities after bar, break-mountain-pale, belong to city arrangement to the city Todtnau Geschwend, Muggenbrunn, coin-gentleman-shrank, Schlechtnau and Todtnauberg.

neighbour municipalities

in the clockwise direction (of the north beginning): Oberried, field mountain (Black Forest), sank Blasien, Bernau in the Black Forest, Todtmoos, Häg-Ehrsberg, Schönau in the Black Forest, Fröhnd, Utzenfeld, Wieden and Münstertal/Black Forest.

history

the settlement of the area began in 6. Century by the Alemannen. Todtnau was mentioned documentary for the first time in the year 1025 in a document emperor Konrads II.. 1288 were the year of the foundation as Pfarrei. 1283 were already mentioned Todtnauberg, that, just as that mentioned 1352 after bar, when mining industry settlement had developed. Todtnau was around this time the center of the silver mining industry in the south Black Forest and belonged with its environment at that time as Vogtei to the monastery pc. Blasien. While the farmer settlement after bar consisted 1352 of three houses and barns, already already 10 houses were around the church to find 23 a settler yards and 23 ore mills in the this year in Todtnau. In 17. Century was the bloom time of the silver mining industry already past and at the latest by the dreissigjährigen war became impoverished those formerly hands miners and was forced to deny their living costs in the agriculture.

From 1366 to 1805 Todtnau (like many other municipalities) belonged to front Austria, afterwards it became of Baden. To 24. July 1809 attained Todtnau the municipal law.

In the meantime Todtnau and the environment became a popular holidays goal in the south Black Forest. In addition it was until 1967 terminator point „of the Todtnauerli “, a narrow-gauge railway, which began in cell in the meadow valley.

local council

belongs

to politics [work on] after the local election of. June 2004 beside the mayor as chairmen of 20 members on.

CDU	11 seats
SPD	of 6 seats
FWV	3 seats

culture and objects of interest

nature

between Todtnau and after bar are the Todtnauer of Wasserfälle, at which the water falls 97 meters into the depth. These highest cases of nature water of Germany are attainable by Parkpätzen of the two local parts out in each case.

sport

beside the already existing Mountainbike Downhill - distance and the longest carriage Rodelbahn of Germany (3500m) Germany longest all-weather Rodelbahn (summer and winter operation) was taken in enterprise. The course has a length of 2900m and overcomes a difference in height of 385m.

regular meetings

since 1975 annually the Städlifest in such a way specified takes place, with which it concerns a city celebration, where todtnauer associations stands for different specialities and fixed tents operate. A part of the profit gained thereby goes to an annual changing charity organization.

sons and daughters of the city

• Karl Ludwig Nessler (1872-1951), inventors of the Dauerwelle

view of Todtnau

view of Todtnauberg

Todtnauer of Wasserfälle

Web on the left of

• http://www.freiburg-schwarzwald.de/todtnau.htm Todtnau in the meadow valley