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Geography

Geographical position

Wolfach lies where the 2 rivers Wolfach and Kinzig meet in the Kinzig valley. The mixture of valleys and mountains is characteristic for the city, which stretches between 250 and 880 m above sea level. The Kinzig is a German river that runs for 95 km from the Black Forest through the Upper Rhine River Plains. ...

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:

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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

• Kreuzlingen, (Switzerland)
• Richfield/Ohio, (USA)
• Cavalaire sur Mer, (France)

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Culture and Sights

Swabian-Alemannic carnival

thumb|left|280px|Wolfacher Hansel beim Umzug

Wolfach is said to be one of the cities rich in tradition of the Swabian-Alemannic carnival.

Buildings

• Fürstenberg castle
• fortress ruin Alt-Wolfach
• town hall
• St. Bartholomäus

Parks

• Kurgarten
• Flößerpark
• Kinziganlagen

Regular Events

• Swabian-alemannic carnival
• City fountain festival
• Biker-Weekend
• Long table
• Flößerfest
• Open-Air Rockfest Moosenmättle
• 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. München 1992.
• Krausbeck Josef, Knauss Frieder: Masken unserer Stadt. Stuttgart 1974.
• Stadt Wolfach (Hrsg.): Schwarzwaldstadt mit Tradition. Wolfach, Kirnbach, Kinzigtal. Freiburg 1988.

External links

Administration and authorities

• City of Wolfach
• District Oberwolfach

Associations

• Historic Association Wolfach
• Carnival club Wolfach
• Bike-Park Wolfach

places of interest, sights

• Vogtbauernhöfe
• Mineral museum Oberwolfach
• (German) Information about and images

Cities and towns in Ortenau (district)

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