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Hüfingen

Coordinates: 47°55′34″N 08°29′24″E / 47.92611°N 8.49000°E / 47.92611; 8.49000
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Hüfingen
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Location of Hüfingen within Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis district
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Location of Hüfingen
Hüfingen is located in Germany
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Hüfingen is located in Baden-Württemberg
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Coordinates: 47°55′34″N 08°29′24″E / 47.92611°N 8.49000°E / 47.92611; 8.49000
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionFreiburg
DistrictSchwarzwald-Baar-Kreis
Subdivisions6 Stadtteile
Government
 • Mayor (2017–25) Michael Kollmeier[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total
58.55 km2 (22.61 sq mi)
Elevation
684 m (2,244 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
8,071
 • Density137.8/km2 (357.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
78183
Dialling codes0771
Vehicle registrationVS
Websitewww.huefingen.de

Hüfingen (German pronunciation: [ˈhyːfɪŋən] ⓘ; Low Alemannic: Hifinge) is a town in the district of Schwarzwald-Baar, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the river Breg, 4 km south of the source of the Danube.

History

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Hüfingen has the historical distinction of once marking the boundary of the Roman empire. In the first century of the common era, imperial policy settled on using the natural boundaries formed by the Danube and the Rhine rivers. Because of its proximity to the source of the Danube in nearby Donaueschingen, Hüfingen was the site of a Roman fort, Brigobanne, built to implement this policy. The legions built a road to Hüfingen from what is now Schleitheim, on the upper Rhine in Switzerland, thus connecting the two rivers with a man-made line on the landscape, defining a continuous border.[3]

Geography

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Location

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The city is situated at around 750 meters above sea level on the Baar plateau on the eastern edge of the southern Black Forest in the valley of Breg, about four kilometers south of Donaueschingen.

Nearby towns

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To the north of the town is Donaueschingen, to the east is the town Geisingen in the district of Tuttlingen, to the south the town borders on Blumberg, and to the west is the town of Bräunlingen.

References

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  1. ^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 14 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  3. ^ pp 29, 30 August Vetter "Geisingen: Eine Stadtgrundung der Edelfreien fon Wartenberg" copyright 1964 Sudkurier GmbH Konstanz.
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