Donaueschingen
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Donaueschingen | |
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![]() Town hall and musicians' fountain in Donaueschingen | |
Coordinates: 47°57′11″N 08°30′12″E / 47.95306°N 8.50333°ECoordinates: 47°57′11″N 08°30′12″E / 47.95306°N 8.50333°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Baden-Württemberg |
Admin. region | Freiburg |
District | Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis |
Government | |
• Lord Mayor | Erik Pauly (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 104.67 km2 (40.41 sq mi) |
Elevation | 686 m (2,251 ft) |
Population (2015-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 21,746 |
• Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Postal codes | 78151–78168 |
Dialling codes | 0771 |
Vehicle registration | VS |
Website | www.donaueschingen.de |
Donaueschingen is a German town in the Black Forest in the southwest of the state of Baden-Württemberg in the Schwarzwald-Baar district.
As of 2003, it has about 21,300 people.
It stands near the confluence of the two sources of the river Danube (in German: Donau; the town's name is an eponym).
Donaueschingen stands in a basin within low mountainous terrain. It is about 13 km (8.1 mi) south of Villingen-Schwenningen, 24 km (15 mi) west of Tuttlingen, and about 30 km (19 mi) north of the Swiss town of Schaffhausen. It is the second largest town in the district (Kreis) of Schwarzwald-Baar. The location of the town is favourable for its role as a regional rail hub.
Partner cities[change | change source]
Donaueschingen has partnerships with the following cities:
Kaminoyama, Yamagata, Japan (since 1995)
Saverne, France (since 1964)
Vác, Hungary (since 1993)
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2018 (4. Quartal)". DESTATIS. Archived from the original on 10 March 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ↑ "Gemeinden in Deutschland nach Fläche, Bevölkerung und Postleitzahl am 30.09.2016". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2016.
Other websites[change | change source]
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- Official Homepage for Donaueschingen
- (in German) Information about the Donaueschingen region
- Sport in Donaueschingen