Southern Upper Rhine region

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Basic data
State :	Baden-Württemberg
Administrative region :	Freiburg
Administrative headquarters :	Freiburg in Breisgau
Area :	4,072.11 km²
Residents :	1,087,898 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	267 inhabitants / km²
Regional breakdown:	1 urban district and 3 rural districts
Regional association
Association chairman:	Otto Neideck
Association Director:	Christian shower
Address of the regional association:	Reichsgrafenstr. 19 79102 Freiburg im Breisgau
Website :	www.reg-sue-oberr.de
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The southern Upper Rhine region is one of twelve spatial planning and planning regions in Baden-Württemberg . It includes the urban district of Freiburg im Breisgau , the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald , the district of Emmendingen and the Ortenau district .

Regional planning

On January 1, 1973, the Regional Association of the Southern Upper Rhine was established as a public corporation as responsible for regional planning in the region . It is one of twelve regional associations in Baden-Württemberg , two of which are also responsible beyond state borders. The office of the regional association is in Freiburg im Breisgau .

Population development

The population figures are census results (¹) or official updates from the Baden-Württemberg State Statistical Office ( main residences only ).

date Residents December 31, 1973 845.965 December 31, 1975 847.490 December 31, 1980 862.295 December 31, 1985 880.025 May 25, 1987 ¹ 868.946 December 31, 1990 919.269

date Residents December 31, 1995 975,663 December 31, 2000 1.005.187 December 31, 2005 1,038,639 December 31, 2010 1,051,312 May 9, 2011 ¹ 1,027,802 December 31, 2015 1,065,924

date Residents December 31, 2018 1,087,898

Spatial planning

Map of the central areas in the Southern Upper Rhine region

In the region of the Southern Upper Rhine consist of two main centers , namely Offenburg and Freiburg . In addition, there are the following middle areas , the delimitation of which can be found in the articles on the respective cities:

• Achern
• Bad Krozingen / Staufen
• Breisach
• Emmendingen
• Freiburg
• Haslach / Hausach / Wolfach
• Throat
• Lahr
• Muellheim
• Offenburg
• Titisee-Neustadt
• Waldkirch

Association chairperson

• 1973–1983: Gerhard Graf (First Mayor City of Freiburg )
• 1983–1998: Sven von Ungern-Sternberg (First Mayor of Freiburg )
• 1998–2003: Günter Fehringer (District Administrator of the Ortenau District)
• since 2003: Otto Neideck (First Mayor of the City of Freiburg , since 2018: retired)

Association directors

• 1973–1982: Wolfgang Fuchs
• 1982–1996: Ludwig Wiederhold
• 1996–2002: Roland Hahn
• 2002–2018: Dieter Karlin
• since 2018: Christian Dusch

Web links

• Regional Association of the Southern Upper Rhine

1. ↑ State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg - Population by nationality and gender on December 31, 2018 (CSV file) ( help on this ).