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Encyclopedia > Waldshut
Waldshut
Statistics
State: Baden-Württemberg
Capital: Waldshut-Tiengen
Adm. Region: Freiburg
Area: 1,131.18 km²
Inhabitants: 166,521 (2002)
pop. density: 147 inh./km²
Car identification: WT
Homepage: http://www.landkreis-waldshut.de
Map
Map of Baden-Württemberg highlighting the district Waldshut

Waldshut is a district (Kreis) in the south of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from west clockwise) Lörrach, Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald and Schwarzwald-Baar. To the south it borders the Swiss cantons Thurgau, Schaffhausen, Zürich and Aargau. Germany is a federation of 16 states commonly called Länder (singular Land, which may be translated as country) or officially Bundesländer (singular Bundesland, German federal state). ... With an area of 35,742 km² and 10. ... A Regierungsbezirk is an administrative region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states (Bundesländer). ... Freiburg is one of the four Regierungsbezirke of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located in the south-west of the country. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. ... Image File history File links Map of Baden-Wuerttemberg highlighting the district Waldshut Based on the templates at Wikipedia:WikiProject German districts/Maptemplates File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... With an area of 35,742 km² and 10. ... Lörrach is a Kreis (district) in the south-west of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Breisgau_Hochschwarzwald is a Kreis (district) in the south of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Schwarzwald-Baar is a district (Kreis) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... The twenty-six cantons of Switzerland are the states of the federal state of Switzerland. ... Thurgau (Thurgovia) is a canton of Switzerland. ... The Canton of Schaffhausen is a canton of Switzerland. ... The Swiss canton of Zürich (German: Kanton Zürich) has a population of about 1. ... Aargau (German Aargau, French Argovie, Italian Argovia, Romansh Argovia, in English sometimes Argovia) is one of the more northerly cantons of Switzerland. ...

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History

The district dates back to the Oberamt Waldshut, which was created when the area became part of the state of Baden in the beginning of the 19th century. After some changes it was converted to a district in 1938. In 1973 the districts Säckingen and Hochschwarzwald were dissolved and were partially added to the district Waldshut, which then grew to its current size. Baden was a territory in the southwest of what later became unified Germany. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ...


Geography

The district covers the southern part of the Black Forest. The river Rhine forms most of the boundary to Switzerland. A map of Germany, showing the Black Forest in red. ... The Rhine canyon (Ruinaulta) in Graubünden in Switzerland Length 1,320 km Elevation of the source Vorderrhein: approx. ...


Coat of arms

Coat of arms The white bent line in the coat of arms represents the river Rhine as the main river of the district. In the bottom-left, a wheel on blue ground symbolizes the hydro-electric power industry in the district; a wheel was already present in the old coat of arms of the district. The staff in the top-left part was taken from the coat of arms of the district Säckingen, symbolizing the monsteries in the district. The green color stands for the many forests in the southern Black Forest. The coat of arms was granted on December 11, 1973.

Image File history File links Coat of arms of the district Waldshut File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...

Towns and municipalities

Towns Municipalities
  1. Bad Säckingen
  2. Bonndorf (Schwarzwald)
  3. Laufenburg (Baden)
  4. St. Blasien
  5. Stühlingen
  6. Waldshut-Tiengen
  7. Wehr (Baden)
  1. Albbruck
  2. Bernau (Schwarzwald)
  3. Dachsberg (Südschwarzwald)
  4. Dettighofen
  5. Dogern
  6. Eggingen
  7. Görwihl
  8. Grafenhausen
  9. Häusern
  10. Herrischried
  11. Höchenschwand
  12. Hohentengen (Hochrhein)
  13. Ibach
  14. Jestetten
  15. Klettgau
  16. Küssaberg
  17. Lauchringen
  18. Lottstetten
  19. Murg
  20. Rickenbach
  21. Todtmoos
  22. Ühlingen-Birkendorf
  23. Weilheim (Waldshut)
  24. Wutach
  25. Wutöschingen
Verwaltungsgemeinschaften
  1. Bonndorf
  2. Jestetten
  3. Küssaberg
  4. Oberes Schlüchttal
  5. Bad Säckingen
  6. St. Blasien
  7. Waldshut-Tiengen
  8. Wutöschingen

An Amt (plural Ämter) is an administrative unit, which is unique to the German Bundesländer (federal states) of Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Brandenburg. ...

External links

  • Official website (German)
  • Informations about the region Waldshut (german)


Rural and urban districts in Baden-Württemberg Flag of Baden-Württemberg. ... With an area of 35,742 km² and 10. ...

Alb-Donau | Baden-Baden | Biberach | Bodenseekreis | Böblingen | Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald | Calw | Constance | Emmendingen | Enzkreis | Esslingen | Freiburg | Freudenstadt | Göppingen | Heidelberg | Heidenheim | Heilbronn (city) | Heilbronn (district) | Hohenlohekreis | Karlsruhe (city) | Karlsruhe (district) | Lörrach | Ludwigsburg | Main-Tauber | Mannheim | Neckar-Odenwald | Ortenaukreis | Ostalbkreis | Pforzheim | Rastatt | Ravensburg | Rems-Murr | Reutlingen | Rhein-Neckar | Rottweil | Schwarzwald-Baar | Schwäbisch Hall | Sigmaringen | Stuttgart | Tuttlingen | Tübingen | Ulm | Waldshut | Zollernalbkreis
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Waldshut - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (239 words)
Waldshut is a district (Kreis) in the south of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
The district dates back to the Oberamt Waldshut, which was created when the area became part of the state of Baden in the beginning of the 19th century.
In 1973 the districts Säckingen and Hochschwarzwald were dissolved and were partially added to the district Waldshut, which then grew to its current size.
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