Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald

Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald is a destrict (Kreis) in the sooth o Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neebourin destricts are Emmendingen, Schwarzwald-Baar, Waldshut, Lörrach an the French départements o the Haut-Rhin an the Bas-Rhin. The destrict-free ceety o Freiburg is surroondit bi the destrict. The destrict is namit efter the Breisgau, a historical territory, an the heich pairts o the Black Forest (Hochschwarzwald).

History
The district was created in 1973 by merging the previous districts of Freiburg, Müllheim und Hochschwarzwald.

Geography
Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald is a lairge an rural destrict wi at least three destinct landscapes:

 the river plain o the Upper Rhine (Oberrheinebene) wi the Kaiserstuhl muntain, the Tuniberg, the Breisgau an the Markgräflerland
 the slopes o the Black Forest muntains, wi Black Forest valleys reachin tae the Rhine, such as Glottertal, Dreisamtal, Höllental an Münstertal
 the heicher muntain ranges o the Black Forest (Hochschwarzwald), includin the heichest muntain in the Black Forest, the Feldberg (1493 m) 

The economy is based on tourism, wine, an forestry.

Politics
Poleetically, the majority o the destrict parliament (Kreistag) is traditionally  conservative (CDU), wi heicher levels o conservative votes the farther the distance frae Freiburg (which haes a red-green majority). 

 Coat o airms 
100px|Coat o airmsThe left hauf o the coat o airms show the colors o Austrick, an the richt side the colors o Baden, as pairts o the destrict belangit tae baith states at various times. In the middle, the coat o airms shows an eagle, taken from the coat o airms o the Princes o Fürstenberg. The coat o airms wis grantit in 1974, an it is vera similar tae the coat o airms o the previous Freiburg destrict.

Ceeties an municipalities
CeetiesBad Krozingen
Breisach
Heitersheim 
Löffingen 
Müllheim 
Neuenburg am Rhein
Staufen im Breisgau  
Sulzburg
Titisee-Neustadt
Vogtsburg<li>Breitnau 
<li>Buchenbach 
<li>Buggingen 
<li>Ebringen 
<li>Ehrenkirchen 
<li>Eichstetten am Kaiserstuhl  
<li>Eisenbach  
<li>Eschbach 
<li>Feldberg 
<li>Friedenweiler  
<li>Glottertal 
<li>Gottenheim 
<li>Gundelfingen 
<li>Hartheim 
<li>Heuweiler 
<li>Hinterzarten  
<li>Horben 
<li>Ihringen 
<li>Kirchzarten <li>Lenzkirch 
<li>March 
<li>Merdingen 
<li>Merzhausen 
<li>Münstertal 
<li>Oberried 
<li>Pfaffenweiler 
<li>Schallstadt 
<li>Schluchsee 
<li>Sölden 
<li>Sankt Märgen 
<li>Sankt Peter  
<li>Stegen 
<li>Umkirch 
<li>Wittnau MunicipalitiesAu 
Auggen 
Badenweiler  
Ballrechten-Dottingen 
Bötzingen 
Bollschweil 

References

Freemit airtins

Offeecial Wabsteid 
History & Picturs  

Category:Freiburg (region)
Category:Destricts o Baden-Württemberg
Category:Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald