Kandern

Kandern
Coat of arms of Kandern
Location of Kandern within Lörrach district
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Kandern is located in Germany
Kandern
Kandern
Kandern is located in Baden-Württemberg
Kandern
Kandern
Coordinates: 47°43′N 7°40′E / 47.717°N 7.667°E / 47.717; 7.667
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionFreiburg
DistrictLörrach
Subdivisions6
Government
 • Mayor (2020–28) Simone Penner[1]
Area
 • Total62.27 km2 (24.04 sq mi)
Elevation
352 m (1,155 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total8,537
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
79400
Dialling codes07626
Vehicle registration
Websitewww.kandern.de

Kandern is a city in southwestern Germany in the state of Baden-Württemberg, in the Kreis (district) of Lörrach. During the Battle of Schliengen, in which the French Revolutionary army fought the forces of Austria, the battle lines of both armies ended in Kandern. It is not far from a tripoint where the three countries Germany, France and Switzerland meet and is one of the smallest cities in Germany.

To many in North America, Kandern is best known as the birthplace of John Sutter, who owned the land that gold was discovered in 1848, which sparked the California gold rush, and the beginning of intensive settlement in California.

Today, Kandern has a large community of English-speaking residents as a result of the presence of Black Forest Academy. This is an English-language institution founded in 1956. Most of the students are children of missionaries and international business professionals from around the world, mainly from the United States, Canada, and South Korea.

The coat of arms of Kandern is a pitcher on a yellow background. The blazon is Or a covered Jug Gules.

  1. ^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 13 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.