Country Germany Admin. region Freiburg Elevation 292 m (958 ft) Area 21.96 km² Local time Tuesday 8:33 AM Dialling code 07682 | State Baden-Württemberg District Emmendingen Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Population 2,812 (31 Dec 2008) Postal code 79297 Administrative region Freiburg | |
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Winden is a town in the district of Emmendingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.
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Map of Winden im Elztal, Germany
History
In a document by Pope Alexander III dating to 1178, the church mentioned a place called "wineden inferius et superius" which refers to Niederwinden and Oberwinden(upper and lower winden in German), first as a possession of the monastery of Waldkirch, as mentioned by St. Margaret.
Later by selling Niederwinden, the two districts were separated in 1293. In 1567 Austria took over Oberwinden and made it a part of the Habsburg possession in the Breisgau region of Further Austria. By 1805 both districts were part of the Grand Duchy of Baden.
On 1 January 1975 the two communities were brought together through local government reform to create the community of Winden im Elztal.