Elzach

Elzach (Low Alemannic: Elze) is a town in the district of Emmendingen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the river Elz, 26 km northeast of Freiburg.

Elzach
Granite sculpture: "The three stages of seeing" (2002) by Dieter Oehm, in Elzach
Coat of arms
Location of Elzach within Emmendingen district
Elzach Elzach
Coordinates: 48°10′29″N 8°4′18″E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Freiburg
District	Emmendingen
Government
• Mayor	Roland Tibi
Area
• Total	75.28 km^2 (29.07 sq mi)
Elevation	361 m (1,184 ft)
Population  (2019-12-31)[1]
• Total	7,274
• Density	97/km^2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	79215
Dialling codes	07682
Vehicle registration	EM
Website	www.elzach.de

Geography

The town of Elzach is located at the eastern border of the district of Emmendingen and borders on the district of the Ortenaukreis and the Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis. Topographically is the area characterised by the river valley of the Elz and the local hill called Rohrhardsberg. Also Elzach belongs to the Breisgau area and is located at the edge of the Southern Black Forest Nature Park.

Urban districts

• Elzach
• Yach
• Prechtal
• Oberprechtal
• Katzenmoos

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Elzach is twinned with:[2]

Worthing, United Kingdom

Ville, France

Telfs, Austria

Sons and daughters of the town

Robert Dietrich in 1930 as minister of finance

• Hermann Dietrich (1879-1954) German politician of the liberal German Democratic Party, minister during the Weimar Republic

References

1. "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2019". Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). September 2020.
2. "Partnerstädte der Gemeinde Gutach". Archived from the original on 2005-03-10. Retrieved 2010-02-13.