Donaueschingen

Donaueschingen is a German town in the Black Forest in the southwest of the state of Baden-Württemberg in the Schwarzwald-Baar district.

As of 2003, it has about 21,300 people.

It stands near the confluence of the two sources of the river Danube (in ; the town's name is an eponym).

Donaueschingen stands in a basin within low mountainous terrain. It is about  south of Villingen-Schwenningen,  west of Tuttlingen, and about  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)

 References 

 Other websites 

 Official Homepage for Donaueschingen
 Information about the Donaueschingen region  
 Sport in Donaueschingen

Category:Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis