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Staufen im Breisgau is a German
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....
 town in the 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....
 district 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 ....
. It has a population of approximately 7700. Additional information may be found (in German) on the Staufen im Breisgau article in the German language Wikipedia.
Geography Staufen lies at the foot 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....
 at the exit from the Münstertal.






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Staufen im Breisgau is a German
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....
 town in the 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....
 district 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 ....
. It has a population of approximately 7700. Additional information may be found (in German) on the Staufen im Breisgau article in the German language Wikipedia.

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The city of Staufen im Breisgau lies in the Land district of 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....
 (Breisgau-Upper Black Forest) in the German
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....
 State
States of Germany

Germany is a federation consisting of sixteen states, known in German language as L?nder . Since Land is the literal German word for "country", the term Bundesl?nder is commonly used colloquially, as it is more specific, though technically incorrect within the corpus of German law....
 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 ....
. The City of Staufen has approximately 7700 inhabitants and forms, together with the community of Münstertal
Münstertal

M?nstertal may refer to:*Val M?stair, Switzerland*M?nstertal, Black Forest, Germanysee also* Taufers im M?nstertal, Italy...
, a community administrative unit.

Geography

Staufen lies at the foot 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....
 at the exit from the Münstertal. The Black Forest valley of Neumagen goes here directly over into 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 ....
 plain. The piedmont of the Black Forest is less distinct. North of the valley exit, the steeply rising Schlossberg
Schlossberg

The term Schlossberg may refer to:*Schlo?berg, Austria, a town in the district of Leibnitz in Styria*Grazer Schlo?berg*Quedlinburger Schlossberg...
 dominates; to the southwest begins the hilly landscape of the Markgräflerland
Markgräflerland

Markgr?flerland is a region in the southwest of Germany, in the south of the States of Germany of Baden-W?rttemberg, located between the Breisgau in the north and the Black Forest in the east....
. Staufen lies on the border between two natural and economic areas: the Rhine plain up to the piedmont with its cultivation of grain, winegrapes and vegetables; and the Black Forest, with its cattle and forestries, and, in an earlier time, mining.

Geothermal drilling controversy


Since 2008, the center of the city has been reported to have been rising some 12 cm so far, after initially sinking a few millimeters. This has been causing considerable damage to buildings in the city center, including the historical town hall. One hypothesis for the cause of this geological change is a drilling operation conducted in the fall of 2007 to provide geothermal heating
Geothermal heating

Geothermal heating is best defined as the use of the Earth's thermal energy for space and water heating. It has been used since the time of the Roman Empire as a way of HVAC buildings and spas by utilizing sources of hot water and steam that exist near the Earth's surface....
 to the city hall. The drilling perforated a gypsum
Gypsum

Gypsum is a very soft mineral composed of calcium sulfate dihydrate, with the chemical formula calciumsulfuroxygen4?2water....
 layer and caused high-pressure groundwater
Groundwater

Groundwater is water located beneath the ground surface in soil porosity spaces and in the fractures of lithologic formations. A unit of rock or an unconsolidated deposit is called an aquifer when it can yield a usable quantity of water....
 to come into contact with the gypsum, which then began to expand. Currently no end to the rising process is in sight.

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