Baiersbronn

Baiersbronn
Baiersbronn
Baiersbronn
Coat of arms of Baiersbronn
Location of Baiersbronn within Freudenstadt district
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Baiersbronn is located in Germany
Baiersbronn
Baiersbronn
Baiersbronn is located in Baden-Württemberg
Baiersbronn
Baiersbronn
Coordinates: 48°30′21″N 8°22′16″E / 48.50583°N 8.37111°E / 48.50583; 8.37111
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionKarlsruhe
DistrictFreudenstadt
Government
 • Mayor (2019–27) Michael Ruf[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total189.70 km2 (73.24 sq mi)
Elevation
584 m (1,916 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total14,942
 • Density79/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
72270
Dialling codes07442, 07447, 07449
Vehicle registrationFDS, HCH, HOR, WOL
Websitehttps://www.gemeinde-baiersbronn.de/

Baiersbronn is a municipality and a village in the district of Freudenstadt in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is situated in the Black Forest on the Murg river. Nearby is the mountain of Rinkenkopf (759.6 m) with its hillfort, the Rinkenwall.

Administratively, Baiersbronn consists of the following nine villages:

  • Baiersbronn
  • Friedrichstal
  • Huzenbach
  • Klosterreichenbach
  • Mitteltal
  • Obertal
  • Röt-Schönegründ
  • Schönmünzach-Schwarzenberg
  • Tonbach

In its current form, Baiersbronn was created in the 1960s and 1970s by joining five municipalities. Its main industry is tourism.

Baiersbronn is twinned with Midhurst in West Sussex, England. Reichenbach Priory, a medieval monastery building, is located in the village of Klosterreichenbach.

Baiersbronn is famous as a centre of haute cuisine in Germany, having 8 Michelin stars in total. According to the New York Times of April 2013, Baiersbronn has the same number of Michelin three-star restaurants as London and twice as many as Chicago.[3] According to the New York Times, "Baiersbronn is now on its way to becoming recognized as the world’s most unexpected restaurant capital."[4]

  1. ^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 12 September 2021.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Kulish, Nicholas (2013-04-04). "One Tiny German Town, Seven Big Michelin Stars". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  4. ^ Kulish, Nicholas (4 April 2013). "One Tiny German Town, Seven Big Michelin Stars". The New York Times.