Country Germany Admin. region Freiburg Elevation 286 m (938 ft) Population 5,054 (31 Dec 2008) Local time Sunday 3:53 PM | State Baden-Württemberg District Ortenaukreis Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Postal code 77960 | |
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Weather 17°C, Wind N at 14 km/h, 39% Humidity Points of interest Hohengeroldseck, Burg Lützelhardt, Erlebnis GmbH | ||
Seelbach is a town in the district of Ortenau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. The most popular Festival is the Katharinenmarkt on November.
Contents
- Map of Seelbach Germany
- Geography
- Neighboring communities
- The boroughs
- Town council
- Mayor
- Events
- Twin town
- References
Map of Seelbach, Germany
Geography
Seelbach is located on the western edge of the Black Forest in the Schutter Valley, south-eastern of Lahr.
Neighboring communities
The following cities and towns share a border with Seelbach. They are listed clockwise starting in the north: Friesenheim, Biberach, Schuttertal, Ettenheim, Kippenheim and Lahr.
The boroughs
There are three boroughs, Seelbach, Wittelbach and Schönberg.
Town council
After the last election in June 2009, the town council consists of 18 seats. The members belong to political parties as follows
Mayor
The mayor is elected by the citizens for a term of 8 years. He's also the head of the town council.
Mayors since 1831
Events
The Katharinenmarkt is a weekend long historic market that takes place annually in November since 1455. It is visited by nearly 20000 visitors.
Twin town
Seelbach is twinned with Zillebeke in the Flemish province of West-Vlaanderen in Belgium.