Wolfach
Encyclopedia
Wolfach is a city in the Black forest
and part of the Ortenaukreis
in Baden-Württemberg
(Germany
).
meet in the Kinzig valley. The mixture of valleys and mountains is characteristic for the city, which stretches between 250 and 880 m above sea level.
The history of the city Wolfach can be shown until the year 1148. Some finds even point to the Roman times.
On April 21, 1945, before fleeing the city, the Gestapo
took the French resistants
and political prisonners held in the prison of Wolfach to a forest outside of the city, forced them to dig their graves, and shot them on the spot, only three hours before the arrival of the French 2nd Armored Division commanded by General Leclerc
.
Black Forest
The Black Forest is a wooded mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, southwestern Germany. It is bordered by the Rhine valley to the west and south. The highest peak is the Feldberg with an elevation of 1,493 metres ....
and part of the Ortenaukreis
Ortenaukreis
Ortenaukreis is a district in the west of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Rastatt, Freudenstadt, Rottweil, Schwarzwald-Baar and Emmendingen...
in Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...
(Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
).
Geographical position
Wolfach lies where the 2 rivers Wolf and KinzigKinzig (Rhine)
The Kinzig is a river in southwestern Germany, a right tributary of the Rhine.It runs for 95 km from the Black Forest through the Upper Rhine River Plains. The Kinzig valley and secondary valleys constitute the largest system of valleys in the Black Forest...
meet in the Kinzig valley. The mixture of valleys and mountains is characteristic for the city, which stretches between 250 and 880 m above sea level.
History
The exact foundation year of Wolfach is not known.The history of the city Wolfach can be shown until the year 1148. Some finds even point to the Roman times.
On April 21, 1945, before fleeing the city, the Gestapo
Gestapo
The Gestapo was the official secret police of Nazi Germany. Beginning on 20 April 1934, it was under the administration of the SS leader Heinrich Himmler in his position as Chief of German Police...
took the French resistants
French Resistance
The French Resistance is the name used to denote the collection of French resistance movements that fought against the Nazi German occupation of France and against the collaborationist Vichy régime during World War II...
and political prisonners held in the prison of Wolfach to a forest outside of the city, forced them to dig their graves, and shot them on the spot, only three hours before the arrival of the French 2nd Armored Division commanded by General Leclerc
Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
Philippe François Marie, comte de Hauteclocque, then Leclerc de Hauteclocque, by a 1945 decree that incorporated his French Resistance alias Jacques-Philippe Leclerc to his name, , was a French general during World War II...
.
Tourism
Wolfach hotels and bed & breakfast places count each year 128.000 nights (year 2000).district council
In the previous years the city council consisted of:| Party | 1994 | 1999 | 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 8 seats | 10 seats | 8 seats |
| SPD | 5 seats | 3 seats | 3 seats |
| FW | 6 seats | 8 seats | 7 seats |
Coat of arms
The coat of arms of the city of Wolfach shows a golden wolf's rod on blue ground and is based on the Wolfsangel of the "Herren von Wolfach".Town twinning
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Swabian-Alemannic carnival
Wolfach is said to be one of the cities rich in tradition of the Swabian-Alemannic carnival.Buildings
- Fürstenberg castle
- fortress ruin Alt-Wolfach
- town hall
- St. Bartholomäus
Regular Events
- Swabian-alemannic carnival
- City fountain festival
- Biker-Weekend
- Long table
- Flößerfest
- Open-Air Rockfest Moosenmättle
- butchers festival
- Wolfach autumn
Book references
- Disch Franz: Chronik der Stadt Wolfach. Wolfach, Karlsruhe 1920.
- Harter Hans: Adel und Burgen im oberen Kinziggebiet. Studien zur Besiedelung und hochmittelalterlichen Herrschaftsbildung im mittleren Schwarzwald. München 1992.
- Krausbeck Josef, Knauss Frieder: Masken unserer Stadt. Stuttgart 1974.
- Stadt Wolfach (Hrsg.): Schwarzwaldstadt mit Tradition. Wolfach, Kirnbach, Kinzigtal. Freiburg 1988.