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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 | |
Location of Seelbach within Ortenaukreis district  | |
  Seelbach  Seelbach | |
| Coordinates: 48°18′51″N 07°56′29″E / 48.31417°N 7.94139°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Freiburg |
| District | Ortenaukreis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015–23) | Thomas Schäfer[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29.84 km2 (11.52 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 286 m (938 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,930 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 77960 |
| Dialling codes | 07823 |
| Vehicle registration | OG, BH, KEL, LR, WOL |
| Website | seelbach-online.de |
Geography edit
Seelbach is located on the western edge of the Black Forest in the Schutter Valley, south-eastern of Lahr.
Neighboring communities edit
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 edit
There are three boroughs, Seelbach, Wittelbach and Schönberg.
Government edit
Town council edit
After the last election in June 2009, the town council consists of 18 seats. The members belong to political parties as follows [3]
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Mayor edit
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–present: Thomas Schäfer
People, culture & architecture edit
Events edit
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 edit
Seelbach is twinned with Zillebeke in the Flemish province of West Flanders in Belgium.
References edit
- ^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 13 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.
- ^ "Gemeinderat". Archived from the original on 2010-11-12.
External links edit
- Official website
(in German)
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