Admin. region Freiburg Elevation 649 m (2,129 ft) Area 24.59 km² Local time Monday 7:22 PM Dialling code 07402 | District Rottweil Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Population 3,210 (31 Dec 2008) Postal code 78737 Administrative region Freiburg | |
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Weather 7°C, Wind NW at 6 km/h, 54% Humidity | ||
Fluorn-Winzeln is a municipality in the district of Rottweil, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Contents
- Map of Fluorn Winzeln Germany
- Geographical location
- Neighboring communities
- Municipality arrangement
- History
- Politics
- Mayor
- Partnerships
- Sports
- Education
- Sons and daughters of the city
- References
Map of Fluorn-Winzeln, Germany
Geographical location
Fluorn-Winzeln is located on the eastern edge of the Black Forest on the Neckar Valley, about six kilometers west of Oberndorf am Neckar at an altitude of 649 m above sea level.
Neighboring communities
The municipality is bordering to the north to the Alpirsbach district Peterzell in the district of Freudenstadt, in the east to the Oberdorfer district Beffendorf, on the south to the Schramberg district Waldmössingen and in the west to Aichhalden.
Municipality arrangement
The municipality Fluorn-Winzeln consists of the previously independent municipalities Fluorn and Winzeln.
History
Archaeological findings suggest that in Roman times a brickyard was in Winzeln forest. In 1099 Fluorn is first mentioned in a document of the Alpirsbach Abbey. On November 1, 1972, the two villages Fluorn and Winzeln closed together and merged to Fluorn-Winzeln.
Politics
The community belongs to the Agreed Management Board of the City Oberndorf am Neckar.
Mayor
On 14 August 2005 Bernhard Tjaden was elected on the second ballot as the new mayor of the municipality. He broke from Wolfgang Schnell. In the mayoral elections on January 27, 2014 Bernhard Tjaden was confirmed for a further eight years in office.
Partnerships
Fluorn-Winzeln maintains partnerships with Schönau an der Triesting in Lower Austria and to the hamlet Obercarsdorf of the town Dippoldiswalde in Saxony.
Sports
There are two football clubs, the VFL Fluorn and the SV Winzeln.
Education
In the district Fluorn there is a primary school with Werkrealschule, the primary school in the district Winzeln was closed in summer 2015. All secondary schools are available in the nearby cities of Oberndorf am Neckar, Aichhalden, Schramberg, Dunningen and Rottweil.