Altenschwand (Rickenbach)

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Altenschwand
Commune Rickenbach
Altenschwand coat of arms
Coordinates: 47 ° 38 ′ 16 "  N , 7 ° 58 ′ 33"  E
Height : approx. 820  (773-892)  m
Incorporation : 1st January 1973
Postal code : 79736
Area code : 07765
Altenschwand (Baden-Württemberg)
Altenschwand

Location of Altenschwand in Baden-Württemberg

Altenschwand is a district of the municipality of Rickenbach in the Baden-Württemberg district of Waldshut .

The scattered settlement is located in the Hotzenwald , approx. 2 km north of Rickenbach. The sources of the village stream, a source stream of the Murg, are scattered in the surrounding corridor. The state road L 152 crosses the village, the district road K 6538 flows into it.

Together with glassworks , Altenschwand is one of the oldest glassmaking settlements in the Black Forest. The place is first mentioned in a document around 1300. Like the hamlet of Glashütten, it originally belonged to the Wehr office . Later he came to the unification of Rickenbach in the county of Hauenstein .

The former community with its districts Glashütten and Strick was incorporated into Rickenbach on January 1, 1973 as part of the municipal reform.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 501 .