Lörrach (destrict)
| Lörrach | |
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| Destrict | |
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| Kintra |  Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Adm. region | Freiburg |
| Caipital | Lörrach |
| Area | |
| • Total | 806.81 km2 (311.51 sq mi) |
| Population (31 Dizember 2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 223,286 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Vehicle registration | LÖ |
| Website | http://www.landkreis-loerrach.de |
Lörrach is a Kreis (destrict) in the sooth-wast o Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neebourin destricts are Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald an Waldshut. Tae the wast it borders the French département Haut-Rhin; tae the sooth the Swiss cantons Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft an Aargau.
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History[edit | edit source]
In 1973 pairt o the destrict Müllheim an sma pairts o the destrict Säckingen wur addit tae the destrict, which enlairgit the destrict bi aboot 25% tae the current size.
Geografie[edit | edit source]
The north-east o the destrict is pairt o the Hochschwarzwald, the heichest pairt o the Black Forest. In the wast is the Markgräfler Hügelland, in the sooth the Dinkelberg, baith lawer hilly auries. The Rhine river, which forms maist o the destrict's soothren an wastren border, is in a narrae valley till it spreads north o Basel in the hintle wider Oberrheinebene.
Coat o airms[edit | edit source]
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The coat o airms o the Lörrach destrict can be blazoned as Per fess Argent a Demi Lion facin sinister Gules an in base per pale Or a Bend Gules an Azure a Bend Sinister wavy Argent. The lion in the top pairt o the coat o airms represents the Lairds o Rötteln, who had their primary castle in Loerrach, Wiesental. The bottom-left shows the coat o Baden, as hintle o the district belangit tae the Coonts o Baden historically. The wavy line in the bottom-richt represents the sma river Wiese, which flows through the destrict. |
Touns an municipalities[edit | edit source]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Bevölkerung und Erwerbstätigkeit". Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). 9 October 2012.
Freemit airtins[edit | edit source]
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Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Landkreis Lörrach. |
- (German) Offeecial Wabsteid
- (German) Lörrach: images an history
Coordinates: 47°39′N 7°42′E / 47.65°N 7.7°E
