Vogtsburg | |
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Location of Vogtsburg within Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district | |
Coordinates: 48°05′21″N 07°37′54″E / 48.08917°N 7.63167°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Baden-Württemberg |
Admin. region | Freiburg |
District | Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald |
Government | |
• Mayor (2023–31) | Benjamin Bohn[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 37.40 km2 (14.44 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 557 m (1,827 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 190 m (620 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 6,242 |
• Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 79235 |
Dialling codes | 07662 |
Vehicle registration | FR |
Website | www.vogtsburg.de |
Vogtsburg im Kaiserstuhl (Low Alemannic: Vogtsburg im Kaiserstuehl), often referred to as simply Vogtsburg (German pronunciation: [ˈfoːkt͡sˌbʊʁk] ), is a town in the Kaiserstuhl, a volcanic region in the district Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg. It has a population of about 5,700 and was created on January 1, 1975 through the unification of six former municipalities, initially under the name Oberrotweil,[3] and was renamed to Vogtsburg im Kaiserstuhl in April 1977.[4] With its 5.4 square miles (14 km2) of vineyards, Vogtsburg is the biggest wine producing town in Germany.