Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald

Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald
Brisgau-Haute-Forêt-Noire (French)
Flag of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald Brisgau-Haute-Forêt-Noire (French)
Coat of arms of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald Brisgau-Haute-Forêt-Noire (French)
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CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Adm. regionFreiburg
CapitalFreiburg
Government
 • District admin.Christian Ante
Area
 • Total1,378.4 km2 (532.2 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2022)[1]
 • Total269,948
 • Density200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationFR
Websitebreisgau-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.

  1. ^ "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.