Loffenau is a town in the district of Rastatt

Rastatt (district)

Rastatt is a district in the west of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Karlsruhe, Calw, Freudenstadt and the Ortenaukreis. To the west it borders the French département Bas-Rhin...

 in Baden-Württemberg

Baden-Württemberg

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 in Germany

Germany

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Geography

Loffenau is located within a tributary valley of the "Murgtal" in the western slopes of the northern black forest.

Local attractions

One of the major points of interests from Loffenau is located within the Protestantic "Heilig Kreuz" church. Within the 550 years old medieval tower choir of the church what was rebuilt within 19th century frescos are very good preserved and restored. Against various of apostles and saints you can find the picture of the "host mill". A viewing platform is located near the church what is easy to reach by feet.
Also a major attraction is the tower "Teufelsmühle" on top of the mountain "Teufelsmühle" with the altitude of 2979 ft (908m)

local government

The local government is build out of 12 member and the mayor. (five CDU; four FWG; three SPD)

twinning

The town is twinned with: Caderousse

Caderousse

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, Département Vaucluse

Vaucluse

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, Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

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, france

France

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 since 1985,
Kreischa

Kreischa

Kreischa is a municipality in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, Saxony, Germany. It directly borders the Saxon capital Dresden and consists of 14 districts.Kreischa was first mentioned in 1282...

 district Weißeritzkreis

Weißeritzkreis

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, Sachsen, Germany

Germany

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 since 1990
Montefelcino

Montefelcino

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, Region Marken

Marche

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, Province Pesaro

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 and Urbino

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, Italy

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 since 1999.

Famous people

Guenter Seeger - Michelin starred chef, Mobil 5 star chef in United States
Harald Wohlfahrt

Harald Wohlfahrt

Harald Wohlfahrt is a German chef. In 2005 he was awarded the Bundesverdienstkreuz.He is often rated as the best German chef and amongst the finest in Europe....

- (Michelin-) starred chef