Mühlenbach (Black Forest)

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Coat of arms of the community of Mühlenbach
Mühlenbach (Black Forest)
Map of Germany, position of the municipality Mühlenbach highlighted

Coordinates: 48 ° 15 '  N , 8 ° 7'  E

Basic data
State : Baden-Württemberg
Administrative region : Freiburg
County : Ortenau district
Height : 260 m above sea level NHN
Area : 31.22 km 2
Residents: 1701 (December 31, 2018)
Population density : 54 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 77796
Area code : 07832
License plate : OG, BH , KEL, LR, WOL
Community key : 08 3 17 078
Address of the
municipal administration: 		Hauptstrasse 24
77796 Mühlenbach
Website : www.muehlenbach.de
Mayor : Helga Wössner (CDU)
Location of the community of Mühlenbach in the Ortenau district
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Mühlenbach is a municipality in Baden-Württemberg and belongs to the Ortenau district .

geography

Geographical location

The state-approved resort of Mühlenbach is located in a side valley of the Kinzig valley in the central Black Forest . The stream of the same name flows through the village.

See also: Mühlenbach Castle

Neighboring communities

The municipality borders in the north on the cities of Haslach and Hausach , in the east on Gutach , in the south on the city of Elzach in the district of Emmendingen and in the west on Hofstetten .

Community structure

The municipality of Mühlenbach includes the village of Mühlenbach, the hamlets of Eichhalde, Gürtenau, the Zinken Bärenbach, Burggraben, Dietental, Fannis, Flachenberg, Hagsbach, Background, Oberbücher, Pfaus, Schulersberg, Stein, Stollengrund, Unterbüücher and Windenbach and the Grub and Vorbach farms.

history

Mühlenbach belonged to the Wolfach district and on January 1, 1973 moved to the newly formed Ortenau district.

St. Afra in Mühlenbach

Religions

Mühlenbach is known for its Roman Catholic Church Sankt Afra , with the second largest flower carpet in Germany and large processions .

The pastor of the Catholic parish is Klaus Klinger. Most of the inhabitants of Mühlenbach belong to a Christian denomination .

The flower carpet in Mühlenbach is one of the largest of its kind in Germany.

politics

Administrative community

The community belongs to the agreed administrative community of the city of Haslach im Kinzigtal .

Municipal council

The municipal council election on May 26, 2019 brought the following result (changes compared to the 2014 election in brackets):

  • FWV : 54.5% (+ 0.1%) - 5 seats (± 0)
  • CDU : 45.5% (- 0.1%) - 5 seats (± 0)

mayor

In September 1993 Karl Burger (* 1952) was elected as the new mayor, in 2001 and 2009 he was confirmed in office with over 90% of the votes.

On September 24, 2017, Helga Wössner was elected as the new mayor with 61.1% of the vote.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The community is on the federal highway 294 ( Bretten - Freiburg im Breisgau ).

The next train station is in Haslach in the Kinzig valley on the Black Forest Railway . There is a connection to the regional trains of the Südwestdeutsche Verkehrs-AG (SWEG) , which operate under the Ortenau-S-Bahn brand , and the regional express trains Karlsruhe - Constance of the DB Regio .

education

In Mühlenbach there is a Roman Catholic kindergarten and a primary and secondary school . There is a secondary school in Haslach im Kinzigtal and a grammar school in Hausach.

Media attention

In July 2018, Mühlenbach made headlines across Germany when a 16-year-old novice paraglider fell into the roof of the church.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg - Population by nationality and gender on December 31, 2018 (CSV file) ( help on this ).
  2. ↑ https://www.bo.de/lokales/kinzigtal/helga-woessner-mit-herzblut-fuer-muehlenbach
  3. ↑ https://www.cdu-ortenau.de/static_inhalt.php?menu=72
  4. ^ The state of Baden-Württemberg. Official description by district and municipality. Volume VI: Freiburg region Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1982, ISBN 3-17-007174-2 . Pp. 333-334
  5. ^ A Mühlenbacher boy, citizen, mayor . In: Black Forest Messenger . December 30, 2012.
  6. ↑ Lars Reutter: Helga Wössner is the new mayor of Mühlenbach. In: baden online (bo.de). September 24, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2017 .
  7. ↑ Landed on the church roof. Retrieved July 18, 2018 .

Web links

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