Freiburg is one of the four administrative divisions (German: Regierungsbezirke) of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located in the south-west of the country. It covers the Black Forest (Schwarzwald) hills as well as the Rhine valley. It is sub-divided into the three regions (Regionalverband) of Hochrhein-Bodensee, Schwarzwald-Baar-Heuberg and Südlicher Oberrhein. It is divided into nine districts and 294 municipalities.

Freiburg
Regierungsbezirk Freiburg
Map of Baden-Württemberg highlighting Freiburg
Map of Baden-Württemberg highlighting Freiburg
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Region seatFreiburg
Government
 • District PresidentBärbel Schäfer (Independent)
Area
 • Total9,347 km2 (3,609 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2022)[1]
 • Total2,322,689
 • Density250/km2 (640/sq mi)
GDP
 • Total€100.002 billion (2022)
Websitehttps://rp.baden-wuerttemberg.de/rpf/Seiten/default.aspx
Kreise
(districts)
Kreisfreie Städte'
(district-free towns)
  1. Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald
  2. Emmendingen
  3. Constance (Konstanz)
  4. Lörrach
  5. Ortenaukreis
  6. Rottweil
  7. Schwarzwald-Baar
  8. Tuttlingen
  9. Waldshut
  1. Freiburg

Economy

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The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was 86.9 billion € in 2018, accounting for 2.6% of German economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was €35,300 or 117% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was 97% of the EU average.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat". Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Regional GDP per capita ranged from 30% to 263% of the EU average in 2018". Eurostat.
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