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Seelbach, Baden-Württemberg

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Seelbach is a town in the district of Ortenau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. The most popular Festival is the Katharinenmarkt on November.

Seelbach
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Coat of arms of Seelbach
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Location of Seelbach within Ortenaukreis district
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Seelbach is located in Germany
Seelbach
Seelbach
Seelbach is located in Baden-Württemberg
Seelbach
Seelbach
Coordinates: 48°18′51″N 07°56′29″E / 48.31417°N 7.94139°E / 48.31417; 7.94139
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionFreiburg
DistrictOrtenaukreis
Government
 • Mayor (2023–31) Michael Moser[1]
Area
 • Total29.84 km2 (11.52 sq mi)
Elevation
286 m (938 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total4,930
 • Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
77960
Dialling codes07823
Vehicle registrationOG, BH, KEL, LR, WOL
Websiteseelbach-online.de

Geography

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Seelbach is located on the western edge of the Black Forest in the Schutter Valley, south-eastern of Lahr.

Neighboring communities

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The following cities and towns share a border with Seelbach. They are listed clockwise starting in the north: Friesenheim, Biberach, Schuttertal, Ettenheim, Kippenheim and Lahr.

The boroughs

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There are three boroughs, Seelbach, Wittelbach and Schönberg.

Government

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Town council

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After the last election in June 2009, the town council consists of 18 seats. The members belong to political parties as follows [3]

Party Seats
CDU 7
FBI 6
SPD 5

Mayor

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The mayor is elected by the citizens for a term of 8 years. He's also the head of the town council.

Mayors since 1831

  • 1831–1832: Vogt Schöttgen (signs the first time with „Bürgermeister“)
  • 1832–1838: Karl Obert
  • 1838–1844: Michael Schäfer
  • 1849–1875: Xaver Räpple
  • 1875–1886: Franz Anton Benz
  • 1886–1910: Christian Himmelsbach
  • 1910–1919: Josef Heizmann
  • 1919–1923: Wilhelm Brucker
  • 1923–1945: Theodor Simon
  • 1945–1946: Georg Hartmann
  • 1946–1948: Alfred Himmelsbach
  • 1948–1957: Josef Fehrenbach
  • 1957–1977: Alfred Dreyer
  • 1977–1993: Walter Dilger
  • 1993–2007: Klaus Muttach
  • 2008–2023: Thomas Schäfer
  • 2023–present: Michael Moser

People, culture & architecture

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Events

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The Katharinenmarkt is a weekend long historic market that takes place annually in November since 1455. It is visited by nearly 20000 visitors.

Twin town

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Seelbach is twinned with Zillebeke in the Flemish province of West Flanders in Belgium.

References

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  1. ^ Bürgermeisterwahl Seelbach 2023, Staatsanzeiger. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Gemeinderat". Archived from the original on 2010-11-12.
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