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Wolfach, GermanyThis article talkes about the city Wolfach, Germany. For the river of the same name, please check: Wolfach (river).
Wolfach is a city in the black forest and part of the Ortenaukreis in Baden-Wuerttemberg (Germany). Geography Geographical position Wolfach lies where the 2 rivers Wolfach and Kinzig meet in the Kinzigtal. The mixture of valleys and mountains is characteristic for the city, which stretches between 250 and 880 m above sea level. History The exact foundation year of Wolfach is not known. The history of the city Wolfach can be shown until the year 1148. Some finds even point to the Roman times. Tourism Wolfach hotels and bed & breakfast places count each year 128.000 nights (year 2000). district council In the previous years the city council consisted of: | 1994 | 1999 | 2004 | CDU | 8 seats | 10 seats | 8 seats | SPD | 5 seats | 3 seats | 3 seats | FW | 6 seats | 8 seats | 7 seats | coat of arms The coat of arms of the city of Wolfach shows a golden wolf's rod on blue ground and is based on the Wolfsangel of the "Herren von Wolfach". town twinning Culture and Sights Swabian-Alemannic carnival Wolfach is said to be one of the cities rich in tradition of the Swabian-Alemannic carnival. Buildings - Frstenberg castle
- fortress ruin Alt-Wolfach
- town hall
- St. Bartholomus
Parks - Kurgarten
- Flerpark
- Kinziganlagen
Regular Events - Swabian-alemannic carnival
- City fountain festival
- Biker-Weekend
- Long table
- Flerfest
- Open-Air Rockfest Moosenmttle
- butchers festival
- Wolfach autumn
Literature - Disch Franz: Chronik der Stadt Wolfach. Wolfach, Karlsruhe 1920.
- Harter Hans: Adel und Burgen im oberen Kinziggebiet. Studien zur Besiedelung und hochmittelalterlichen Herrschaftsbildung im mittleren Schwarzwald. Mnchen 1992.
- Krausbeck Josef, Knauss Frieder: Masken unserer Stadt. Stuttgart 1974.
- Stadt Wolfach (Hrsg.): Schwarzwaldstadt mit Tradition. Wolfach, Kirnbach, Kinzigtal. Freiburg 1988.
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