Freudenstadt

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Freudenstadt
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Freudenstadt within Freudenstadt district
Freudenstadt Show map of Germany Freudenstadt Show map of Baden-Württemberg
Coordinates: 48°27′48″N 8°24′40″E / 48.46333°N 8.41111°E / 48.46333; 8.41111
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Karlsruhe
District	Freudenstadt
Government
• Mayor (2024–32)	Adrian Sonder[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	87.58 km2 (33.81 sq mi)
Elevation	732 m (2,402 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	24,301
• Density	280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	72250
Dialling codes	07441, 07442, 07443
Vehicle registration	FDS, HCH, HOR, WOL
Website	www.freudenstadt.de

Freudenstadt (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁɔɪ̯dn̩ˌʃtat], Swabian: Fraidestadt) is a town in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is the capital of the district Freudenstadt. The closest population centres are Offenburg to the west (approx. 36 km away) and Tübingen to the east (approx. 47 km away).

The city lies on a high plateau at the east edge of the north Black Forest, and is well known for its fresh air. Its city centre is famous as the largest market place in Germany. After Horb, it is the second largest city of the Freudenstadt district. The city has an administration partnership with the communities Bad Rippoldsau-Schapbach and Seewald.

Freudenstadt is a climatic health resort of international renown. In the 19th and 20th centuries, visitors of note included George V of the United Kingdom, the Queen of Sweden, John D. Rockefeller, and the American writer Mark Twain. With its many hotels and guest houses, and its high-class cuisine, Freudenstadt remains a popular vacation spot for Germans from every part of the country. Among the many Germans of note who considered Freudenstadt a second home was the justice inspector Friedrich Kellner whose WWII diary is the subject of a Canadian documentary.