L�rrach (district) (original) (raw)

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L�rrach is a Kreis (district) in the south-west of Baden-W�rttemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald and Waldshut. To the west it borders the French d�partement Haut-Rhin; to the south the Swiss cantons Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft and Aargau.

History

In 1973 part of the district M�llheim and small parts of the district S�ckingen were added to the district, which enlarged the district by about 25% to the current size.

Geography

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

Coat of arms

Baden, as big part of the district belonged to the counts of Baden historically. The waves in the bottom-right represent the small river Wiese, which flows throught the district.

Towns and municipalities

Weil (Rhein)

• Zell (Wiesental)

Municipalities

1. Aitern

2. Bad Bellingen

3. Binzen

4. B�llen

5. B�rchau

6. Efringen-Kirchen

7. Eimeldingen

8. Elbenschwand

9. Fischingen

10. Fr�hnd

11. Grenzach-Wyhlen

12. H�g-Ehrsberg

13. Hasel

14. Hausen (Wiesental)

15. Inzlingen

16. Malsburg-Marzell

17. Maulburg

18. Neuenweg

19. Raich

20. R�mmingen

21. Sallneck

22. Schallbach

23. Schliengen

24. Sch�nenberg

25. Schw�rstadt

26. Steinen

27. Tegernau

28. Tunau

29. Utzenfeld

30. Wembach

31. Wieden

32. Wies

33. Wieslet

34. Wittlingen

External links

Official Website