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Furtwangen im Schwarzwald

Coordinates: 48°03′01″N 08°12′33″E / 48.05028°N 8.20917°E / 48.05028; 8.20917
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Furtwangen im Schwarzwald
Furtwangen seen from the north
Furtwangen seen from the north
Coat of arms of Furtwangen im Schwarzwald
Location of Furtwangen im Schwarzwald within Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis district
Furtwangen im Schwarzwald is located in Germany
Furtwangen im Schwarzwald
Furtwangen im Schwarzwald
Furtwangen im Schwarzwald is located in Baden-Württemberg
Furtwangen im Schwarzwald
Furtwangen im Schwarzwald
Coordinates: 48°03′01″N 08°12′33″E / 48.05028°N 8.20917°E / 48.05028; 8.20917
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionFreiburg
DistrictSchwarzwald-Baar-Kreis
Subdivisions4 Stadtteile
Government
 • Mayor (2017–25) Josef Herdner[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total82.57 km2 (31.88 sq mi)
Highest elevation
1,150 m (3,770 ft)
Lowest elevation
850 m (2,790 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total9,004
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
78113–78120
Dialling codes07723
Vehicle registrationVS
WebsiteFurtwangen.de

Furtwangen im Schwarzwald is a town in Schwarzwald-Baar in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is in the Black Forest. About 9,000 people live there.

The Breg is a small river which, starts from the mountainous areas around Furtwangen, flows down through the inner city to the east. The Breg is one of the two small rivers which combine to form the river Danube.

It is the home to the University of Applied Sciences Furtwangen and the German Clock Museum.

References

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  1. Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 14 September 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.