Waldshut (district)

Waldshut
District

Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Adm. region	Freiburg
Capital	Waldshut-Tiengen
Area
• Total	1,131.18 km² (436.75 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2015)^[1]
• Total	167,861
• Density	150/km² (380/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration	WT
Website	http://www.landkreis-waldshut.de

Waldshut is a district (Kreis) in the south of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighbouring districts are (clockwise from the west) Lörrach, Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald and Schwarzwald-Baar; followed in the south by the Swiss cantons of Schaffhausen, Zürich and Aargau.

History

The district dates to the Oberamt Waldshut, which was created when the area became part of the state of Baden in the beginning of the 19th century. After some changes it was converted to a district in 1938. In 1973 the districts Säckingen and Hochschwarzwald were dissolved and were partially added to the district Waldshut, which then grew to its current size.

Geography

The district covers the southern part of the Black Forest. The river Rhine forms most of the boundary to Switzerland.

Coat of arms

The present coat of arms was granted on December 11, 1973, superseding an older one. The bend wavy represents the river Rhine as the main river of the district. The wheel on a blue ground symbolizes the district's hydro-electric power industry (there was also a wheel in the old coat of arms). The abbot's staff was taken from the arms of the district of Säckingen, to symbolize its monasteries. Green is used to signify the Black Forest.

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Municipalities
Bad Säckingen Bonndorf (Schwarzwald) Laufenburg (Baden) St. Blasien Stühlingen Waldshut-Tiengen Wehr (Baden)	Albbruck Bernau im Schwarzwald Dachsberg (Südschwarzwald) Dettighofen Dogern Eggingen Görwihl Grafenhausen Häusern Herrischried Höchenschwand Hohentengen am Hochrhein Ibach Jestetten Klettgau Küssaberg Lauchringen Lottstetten Murg Rickenbach Todtmoos Ühlingen-Birkendorf Weilheim Wutach Wutöschingen
Verwaltungsgemeinschaften
Bonndorf Jestetten Küssaberg Oberes Schlüchttal Bad Säckingen St. Blasien Waldshut-Tiengen Wutöschingen

References

↑ "Gemeinden in Deutschland nach Fläche, Bevölkerung und Postleitzahl am 30.09.2016". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2016.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Landkreis Waldshut.

(German) Official website
(German) Information about the Waldshut region
(German) Waldshut district regional portal
(German) Waldshut district directory at DMOZ

Regions, and urban and rural districts in the state of Baden-Württemberg in Germany

Regions	Freiburg Karlsruhe Stuttgart Tübingen

Urban districts	Baden-Baden Freiburg Heidelberg Heilbronn Karlsruhe Mannheim Pforzheim Stuttgart Ulm

Rural districts	Alb-Donau Biberach Bodensee Böblingen Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald Calw Emmendingen Enz Esslingen Freudenstadt Göppingen Heidenheim Heilbronn Hohenlohe Karlsruhe Konstanz Lörrach Ludwigsburg Main-Tauber Neckar-Odenwald Ortenau Ostalbkreis Rastatt Ravensburg Rems-Murr Reutlingen Rhein-Neckar Rottweil Schwarzwald-Baar Schwäbisch Hall Sigmaringen Tübingen Tuttlingen Waldshut Zollernalb

Towns and municipalities in Waldshut (district)

Albbruck Bad Säckingen Bernau im Schwarzwald Bonndorf Dachsberg Dettighofen Dogern Eggingen Görwihl Grafenhausen Häusern Herrischried Höchenschwand Hohentengen am Hochrhein Ibach Jestetten Klettgau Küssaberg Lauchringen Laufenburg Lottstetten Murg Rickenbach Sankt Blasien Stühlingen Todtmoos Ühlingen-Birkendorf Waldshut-Tiengen Wehr Weilheim Wutach Wutöschingen

Coordinates: 47°38′N 8°12′E / 47.63°N 8.2°E / 47.63; 8.2

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 312816297 GND: 2026092-1

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