Sasbachwalden

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Sasbachwalden
Sasbachwalden
Location of Sasbachwalden within Ortenaukreis district
Coordinates	48°37′6″N 8°07′38″E / 48.61833°N 8.12722°E / 48.61833; 8.12722Coordinates: 48°37′6″N 8°07′38″E / 48.61833°N 8.12722°E / 48.61833; 8.12722
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Freiburg
District	Ortenaukreis
Mayor	Valentin Doll
Basic statistics
Area	18.13 km2 (7.00 sq mi)
Elevation	257 m  (843 ft)
Population	2,439 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	135 /km2 (348 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	OG
Postal code	77887
Area code	07841
Website	www.sasbachwalden.de

Sasbachwalden is a touristic Black Forest town in Western Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on the western slopes of mountain Hornisgrinde in the Northern Black Forest and belongs to the district of Ortenau. More than 70% of the town area are forest.

History

Sasbachwalden was first mentioned in 1347 as a group of individual farms and houses. Only in 1817 Sasbachwalden became an independent community. Since 1973 the town belongs to district of Ortenau.

Education

The town has a centrally located kindergarten and elementary school. Institutions for higher education are in the nearby towns Achern and Sasbach.

Economy

Main sources of income are tourism, winegrowing, the production of Black Forest kirsch and most importantly wood processing.

v · d · eTowns and municipalities in Ortenau (district) Achern | Appenweier | Bad Peterstal-Griesbach | Berghaupten | Biberach | Durbach | Ettenheim | Fischerbach | Friesenheim | Gengenbach | Gutach | Haslach | Hausach | Hofstetten | Hohberg | Hornberg | Kappel-Grafenhausen | Kappelrodeck | Kehl | Kippenheim | Lahr | Lauf | Lautenbach | Mahlberg | Meißenheim | Mühlenbach | Neuried | Nordrach | Oberharmersbach | Oberkirch | Oberwolfach | Offenburg | Ohlsbach | Oppenau | Ortenberg | Ottenhöfen im Schwarzwald | Renchen | Rheinau | Ringsheim | Rust | Sasbach | Sasbachwalden | Schuttertal | Schutterwald | Schwanau | Seebach | Seelbach | Steinach | Willstätt | Wolfach | Zell am Harmersbach

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