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°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
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 (2015-12-31)
• Total	21,746
• 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 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.