Donaueschingen

Donaueschingen
Donaueschingen
Town
	Town hall and musicians' fountain in Donaueschingen
	Coat of arms
	Location of Donaueschingen within Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis district
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	Coordinates: 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
Subdivisions	Kernstadt und 7 Stadtteile
Government
• Lord mayor	Erik Pauly (CDU)
Area
• Total	104.63 km2 (40.40 sq mi)
Elevation	686 m (2,251 ft)
Population (2023-12-31)
• Total	21,786
• Density	210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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 kilometres (8.1 miles) south of Villingen-Schwenningen, 24 kilometres (15 miles) west of Tuttlingen, and about 30 kilometres (19 miles) 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.