Donaueschingen
Donaueschingen is a German town in the Black Forest in the southwest of the state of Baden-Württemberg in the Schwarzwald-Baar district.
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Donaueschingen within Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis district | |
| Coordinates: 47°57′11″N 08°30′12″E / 47.95306°N 8.50333°ECoordinates: 47°57′11″N 08°30′12″E / 47.95306°N 8.50333°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Freiburg |
| District | Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis |
| Subdivisions | Kernstadt und 7 Stadtteile |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor | Erik Pauly (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 104.63 km2 (40.40 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 686 m (2,251 ft) |
| Population (2015-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 21,746 |
| • Density | 207.837/km2 (538.30/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 78151–78168 |
| Vehicle registration | VS |
| Website | www |
As of 2003, it has about 21,300 people.
It stands near the confluence of the two sources of the river Danube (in German: Donau; the town's name is an eponym).
Donaueschingen stands in a basin within low mountainous terrain. It is about 13 kilometres (8.1 miles) south of Villingen-Schwenningen, 24 kilometres (15 miles) west of Tuttlingen, and about 30 kilometres (19 miles) north of the Swiss town of Schaffhausen. It is the second largest town in the district (Kreis) of Schwarzwald-Baar. The location of the town is favourable for its role as a regional rail hub.
Partner cities
Donaueschingen has partnerships with the following cities:
Kaminoyama, Yamagata, Japan (since 1995)
Saverne, France (since 1964)
Vác, Hungary (since 1993)
Donaueschingen Media
Source of the Donaubach in Donaueschingen (historically considered the source of the Danube)
The town of Donaueschingen in 1827
Destruction after the August 1908 fire
References
- ↑ "Gemeinden in Deutschland nach Fläche, Bevölkerung und Postleitzahl am 30.09.2016". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2016.
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Other websites
Media related to Donaueschingen at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Homepage for Donaueschingen
- Information about the Donaueschingen region Archived 2009-08-12 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
- Sport in Donaueschingen
