Country | Germany |
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State | Baden-Württemberg |
Adm. region | Freiburg |
Capital | Freiburg |
Government | |
• District admin. | Christian Ante |
Area | |
• Total | 1,378.4 km2 (532.2 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2022)[1] | |
• Total | 269,948 |
• Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | FR |
Website | breisgau-hochschwarzwald.de |
Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald (French: Arrondissement de Brisgau-Haute-Forêt-Noire) is a Landkreis (district) in the southwest of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Fifty towns and municipalities with 133 settlements lie within the district. The district itself belongs to the region of Freiburg with the region of Southern Upper Rhine.
The municipal offices are in the city of Freiburg im Breisgau which is almost entirely surrounded by Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, but is independent of it. In addition, the council has three satellite offices in Müllheim, Titisee-Neustadt and Breisach am Rhein.