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Gütenbach is a municipality in the district of Schwarzwald-Baar in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is the home of the Faller toy company.
Gütenbach | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Gütenbach within Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis district  | |
  Gütenbach  Gütenbach | |
| Coordinates: 48°02′41″N 08°08′21″E / 48.04472°N 8.13917°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Freiburg |
| District | Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis |
| First mentioned | 1360 AD |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2017–25) | Lisa Hengstler[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.49 km2 (7.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 826 m (2,710 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,131 |
| • Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 78148 |
| Dialling codes | 07723 |
| Vehicle registration | VS |
| Website | www.guetenbach.de |
History
editGütenbach, originally called Wuotenbach, was first mentioned in an official certificate in the year 1360 AD, hence, it was founded during the Late Middle Ages. Between the 15th and 16th centuries, the name was changed to Wüttembach. At the beginning of the 17th century the town was subject to the Authority of Triberg, which was part of Further Austria. In 1806, Gütenbach joined the new-founded Grand Duchy of Baden.
Geography
editGütenbach is located in the middle of the Black Forest, about 7 km west of Furtwangen. The city is in the drainage basin of the Rhine river and close to the drainage divide of the Danube and the Rhine. The Teichbach stream starts at the confluence of Vordertalbach and Hintertalbach creeks, and flows through the town. After passing the Teichschlucht[3] canyon, Teichbach flows into the Wilde Gutach, at the so-called Pfaffmühle.
The town lies in an altitude between 530 m and 1,120 m. Over 62% of the territory is covered with forest, which is a cause of Podzolization of the soil.
Neighbour towns
edit- East: Furtwangen
- South: St. Märgen
- North and West: Simonswald
Economy
editGütenbach's farmers used to produce clocks during the winter at their home. Later, the town developed a well-established clock-industry. Nowadays, the clock industry is represented by the manufacturer Hanhart, which also makes watches and stopwatches. Furthermore, in the 20th century, the toy company Faller settled in Gütenbach. The town's largest employer is the special purpose machinery manufacture Rena.
References
edit- ^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
- ^ (in German) Teichschlucht Accessed January 5, 2014.
External links
edit- (in German) Information about and images
- (in German) Dorf- und Uhrenmuseum Gütenbach