Gernsbach

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Gernsbach
Town
View of the old town
Coat of arms
Location of Gernsbach within Rastatt district
Gernsbach Show map of Germany Gernsbach Show map of Baden-Württemberg
Coordinates: 48°45′48″N 8°20′03″E / 48.76333°N 8.33417°E / 48.76333; 8.33417
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Karlsruhe
District	Rastatt
Government
• Mayor (2017–25)	Julian Christ[1] (SPD)
Area
• Total	82.09 km2 (31.70 sq mi)
Elevation	174 m (571 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	14,397
• Density	180/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	76593
Dialling codes	07224
Vehicle registration	RA
Website	gernsbach.de

Gernsbach (German pronunciation: [ˈɡɛʁnsbax] ^ⓘ) is a town in the district of Rastatt, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on the river Murg, 7 km (4.35 mi) east of Baden-Baden in the Black Forest. Twin towns are Baccarat in France and Pergola, Marche in Italy. The town is the historic centre of the lower Murg Valley and forms a central place of mid-size with Gaggenau. It is located in the Region Mittlerer Oberrhein, one of the twelve spatial planning regions of Baden-Württemberg. Gernsbach is an officially recognised climatic spa with a historic centre. Furthermore, Gernsbach is noted for its paper industry and Paper Centre, a service provider in the field of training, staff qualification and management consultancy for the German and Swiss paper and pulp industry.^[3]