Stegen

Stegen is a municipality in the Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It borders on the city of Freiburg, being about 8 km away as the crow flies, lying in the valley of the river Dreisam. The municipality includes three population centres: the town of Stegen (which itself includes the villages of Weiler, Oberbirken, Unterbirken and Rechtenbach) and the villages of Eschbach and Wittental.

Stegen
Church of Saint James in Eschbach
Coat of arms
Location of Stegen within Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district
Stegen Stegen
Coordinates: 47°58′58″N 7°57′50″E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Freiburg
District	Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald
Subdivisions	3
Government
• Mayor	Fränzi Kleeb
Area
• Total	26.32 km^2 (10.16 sq mi)
Elevation	408 m (1,339 ft)
Population  (2019-12-31)[1]
• Total	4,511
• Density	170/km^2 (440/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	79252
Dialling codes	07661
Vehicle registration	FR
Website	www.dreisamportal.de

Economically, Stegen is partly an offshoot of Freiburg; for example, the Forest Zoology Institute of the University of Freiburg maintains a field station at Wittental. It also plays a role in Black Forest tourism, with guest houses and other facilities catering to visitors. It is the first town that a hiker on the Freiburg-Lake Constance Black Forest Trail passes through when travelling eastwards on the path from Freiburg.

Meadows and woods at Wittental, part of the municipality of Stegen

References

1. "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2019". Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). September 2020.