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Lörrach is a Kreis (district
District

Districts are a type of administrative division, in some countries managed by a local government. They vary greatly in size, spanning entire regions or counties, several municipality, or subdivisions of municipalities....
) in the south-west of Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg

Baden-W?rttemberg is one of the 16 States of Germany of the Federal Republic of Germany. Baden-W?rttemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine?but one which has some of its major cities straddling the banks of the Neckar River ....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
. Neighboring districts are Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald
Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald

Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald is a Districts of Germany in the south of Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Emmendingen , Schwarzwald-Baar, Waldshut , L?rrach and the France d?partements of the Haut-Rhin and the Bas-Rhin....
 and Waldshut
Waldshut

Waldshut is a district in the south of Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are L?rrach , Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald and Schwarzwald-Baar....
. To the west it borders the French
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 département Haut-Rhin
Haut-Rhin

Haut-Rhin is a Departments of France of France, named after the Rhine river. Its name means upper Rhine....
; to the south the Swiss
Switzerland

Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
 cantons
Cantons of Switzerland

File:Karte 13 Alte Orte.pngThe 26 cantons of Switzerland are the State s of the federation of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereignty state with its own borders, army and currency until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848....
 Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft and Aargau
Aargau

Aargau is one of the more northerly Cantons of Switzerland of Switzerland. It comprises the lower course of the river Aare, which is why the canton is called Aargau ....
.

973 part of the district Müllheim and small parts of the district Säckingen were added to the district, which enlarged the district by about 25% to the current size.

north-east of the district is part of the Hochschwarzwald, the highest part of the Black Forest
Black Forest

The Black Forest is a forest mountain range in Baden-W?rttemberg, southwestern Germany. It is bordered by the Rhine valley to the west and south....
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Lörrach is a Kreis (district
District

Districts are a type of administrative division, in some countries managed by a local government. They vary greatly in size, spanning entire regions or counties, several municipality, or subdivisions of municipalities....
) in the south-west of Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg

Baden-W?rttemberg is one of the 16 States of Germany of the Federal Republic of Germany. Baden-W?rttemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine?but one which has some of its major cities straddling the banks of the Neckar River ....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
. Neighboring districts are Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald
Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald

Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald is a Districts of Germany in the south of Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Emmendingen , Schwarzwald-Baar, Waldshut , L?rrach and the France d?partements of the Haut-Rhin and the Bas-Rhin....
 and Waldshut
Waldshut

Waldshut is a district in the south of Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are L?rrach , Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald and Schwarzwald-Baar....
. To the west it borders the French
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 département Haut-Rhin
Haut-Rhin

Haut-Rhin is a Departments of France of France, named after the Rhine river. Its name means upper Rhine....
; to the south the Swiss
Switzerland

Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
 cantons
Cantons of Switzerland

File:Karte 13 Alte Orte.pngThe 26 cantons of Switzerland are the State s of the federation of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereignty state with its own borders, army and currency until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848....
 Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft and Aargau
Aargau

Aargau is one of the more northerly Cantons of Switzerland of Switzerland. It comprises the lower course of the river Aare, which is why the canton is called Aargau ....
.

History

In 1973 part of the district Müllheim and small parts of the district Säckingen were added to the district, which enlarged the district by about 25% to the current size.

Geography

The north-east of the district is part of the Hochschwarzwald, the highest part of the Black Forest
Black Forest

The Black Forest is a forest mountain range in Baden-W?rttemberg, southwestern Germany. It is bordered by the Rhine valley to the west and south....
. In the west is the Markgräfler Hügelland, in the south the Dinkelberg, both lower hilly areas. The Rhine
Rhine

File:Swiss Grand Canyon.jpgThe Rhine is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe, at , with an average discharge of more than ....
 river, which forms most of the district's southern and western border, is in a narrow valley until it spreads north of Basel
Basel

Basel is Switzerland's third most populous city . With 731,000 inhabitants in the tri-national metropolitan area , Basel is Switzerland's third-largest urban area....
 in the much more wide Oberrheinebene.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms
Coat of arms

A coat of arms, more properly called an armorial achievement, armorial bearings or often just arms for short, in European tradition, is a design belonging to a particular person and used by them in a wide variety of ways....
 of the Lörrach district can be blazoned as Per fess Argent a Demi Lion facing sinister Gules and in base per pale Or a Bend Gules and Azure a Bend Sinister wavy Argent. The lion in the top part of the coat of arms represents the Lords of Rötteln, who had their primary castle in the Wiesental. The bottom-left shows the coat of Baden, as much of the district belonged to the Counts of Baden historically. The wavy line in the bottom-right represents the small river Wiese, which flows through the district.


Towns and municipalities

TownsMunicipalities
  1. Kandern
    Kandern

    Kandern is a town in southwestern Germany in the state of Baden-W?rttemberg, in the Kreis of L?rrach . During the Battle of Schliengen, in which the French Revolutionary army fought the forces of Austria, the battle lines of both armies terminated in Kandern....
  2. Lörrach
    Lörrach

    L?rrach is a city in southwest Germany, in the valley of the Wiese, close to the France and the Switzerland border. It is the capital of the district L?rrach in Baden-W?rttemberg....
  3. Rheinfelden
    Rheinfelden, Germany

    Rheinfelden is a town in the L?rrach in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Rhine, across from Rheinfelden, Switzerland, and 15 km east of Basel....
  4. Schönau im Schwarzwald
    Schönau im Schwarzwald

    Sch?nau im Schwarzwald is a town in the L?rrach in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. It is situated in the Black Forest, on the river Wiese, northeast of Basel, Switzerland, and south of Freiburg....
  5. Schopfheim
    Schopfheim

    Schopfheim is a town in the L?rrach in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. It is situated on the river Wiese, 10 km north of Rheinfelden, and 13 km east of L?rrach....
  6. Todtnau
    Todtnau

    Todtnau is a town in the L?rrach in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. It is situated in the Black Forest, on the river Wiese, 20 km southeast of Freiburg....
  7. Weil am Rhein
    Weil am Rhein

    Weil am Rhein is a Germany town and commune situated on the east bank of the River Rhine, and close to the point at which the Switzerland, France and German borders meet....
  8. Zell im Wiesental
    Zell im Wiesental

    Zell im Wiesental is a town in the L?rrach in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. It is situated in the Black Forest, on the river Wiese, 26 km northeast of Basel, and 32 km south of Freiburg....
  1. Aitern
    Aitern

    Aitern is a small town in the south-western Germany Federal State of Baden-W?rttemberg, part of the district L?rrach . Its coat of arms was granted in 1907....
  2. Bad Bellingen
    Bad Bellingen

    Bad Bellingen is a Municipalities of Germany in the Germany state of Baden-W?rttemberg. It is on the border with France to the west. It is in the German landkreis of L?rrach....
  3. Binzen
    Binzen

    Binzen is a Municipalities of Germany in the southwestern Germany Federal State of Baden-W?rttemberg, part of the district L?rrach . The town's coat of arms was granted on 29 August 1967....
  4. Böllen
    Böllen

    B?llen is a Municipalities of Germany in the southwestern Germany Federal State of Baden-W?rttemberg, part of the district L?rrach . The coat of arms of B?llen were granted in 1902....
  5. Efringen-Kirchen
    Efringen-Kirchen

    Efringen-Kirchen is a town in the district of L?rrach in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....
  6. Eimeldingen
    Eimeldingen

    Eimeldingen is a town in the district of L?rrach , in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany....
  7. Fischingen
    Fischingen, Germany

    Fischingen is a town in the district of L?rrach in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....
  8. Fröhnd
    Fröhnd

    Fr?hnd is a town in the district of L?rrach in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....
  9. Grenzach-Wyhlen
    Grenzach-Wyhlen

    Grenzach-Wyhlen is a municipality in the L?rrach in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Rhine, 7 km east of Basel, and 8 km south of L?rrach....
  10. Häg-Ehrsberg
    Häg-Ehrsberg

    H?g-Ehrsberg is a town in the district of L?rrach in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....
  11. Hasel
    Hasel

    Hasel is a town in the district of L?rrach in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany.It has been said that this is the location of The Dwarves' Cavern which was supposedly once home to many dwarves. This legend gives the cavern its name....
  12. Hausen im Wiesental
    Hausen im Wiesental

    Hausen im Wiesental is a commune in the L?rrach district of Baden-W?rttemberg, GermanyThe eminent expressionism painter August Babberger was born in Hausen in 1885 and the dialectal poet Johann Peter Hebel lived in Hausen for many years....
  13. Inzlingen
    Inzlingen

    Inzlingen is a village in the district of L?rrach in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany.From the Fondation Beyeler, a famous art collection in Riehen in the canton Basel-City, Switzerland, the street Inzlingerstrasse goes uphill to Inzlingen....
  14. Kleines Wiesental
    Kleines Wiesental

    Kleines Wiesental is a municipality in the L?rrach in Baden-W?rttemberg, southwestern Germany. It was formed on 1 January 2009 by the merger of the former municipalities B?rchau, Elbenschwand, Neuenweg, Raich, Sallneck, Tegernau, Wies, Baden-W?rttemberg and Wieslet....
  1. Malsburg-Marzell
    Malsburg-Marzell

    Malsburg-Marzell is a town in the district of L?rrach in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany. The town's coat of arms bears a wooded hill on which rests a castle ruin. This is a reference to the nearby Sausenburg....
  2. Maulburg
    Maulburg

    Maulburg is a town in the district of L?rrach in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....
  3. Rümmingen
    Rümmingen

    R?mmingen is a town in the district of L?rrach in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....
  4. Schallbach
    Schallbach

    Schallbach is a town in the district of L?rrach in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....
  5. Schliengen
    Schliengen

    Schliengen is a town in southwestern Germany in the state of Baden-W?rttemberg, in the Kreis of L?rrach . Schliengen's claim to international fame is the Battle of Schliengen, fought between forces of the French Revolutionary army under Jean Victor Marie Moreau and the Austrian army under Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen....
  6. Schönenberg
    Schönenberg, Germany

    Sch?nenberg is a town in the district of L?rrach in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....
  7. Schwörstadt
    Schwörstadt

    Schw?rstadt is a town in the district of L?rrach in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....
  8. Steinen
    Steinen, Baden-Württemberg

    Steinen is a municipality in the L?rrach in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. It is situated on the river Wiese, 15 km northeast of Basel, and 6 km northeast of L?rrach....
  9. Tunau
    Tunau

    Tunau is a town in the district of L?rrach in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....
  10. Utzenfeld
    Utzenfeld

    Utzenfeld is a town in the district of L?rrach in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....
  11. Wembach
    Wembach

    Wembach is a town in the district of L?rrach in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....
  12. Wieden (Lörrach)
    Wieden (Lörrach)

    Wieden is a town in the district of L?rrach in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....
  13. Wittlingen
    Wittlingen

    Wittlingen is a town in the southwestern Germany state of Baden-W?rttemberg, part of the district L?rrach . The coat of arms of Wittlingen was granted 1906 and show the arms of Baden impaled by a plow iron as a symbol for the agricultural character of the town....


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