Utzenfeld | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Utzenfeld within Lörrach district  | |
 Location of Utzenfeld | |
  Utzenfeld  Utzenfeld | |
| Coordinates:47°48′03″N07°54′52″E / 47.80083°N 7.91444°E /47.80083; 7.91444 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Freiburg |
| District | Lörrach |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2021–29) | Martin Wietzel[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.40 km2 (2.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 561 m (1,841 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 620 |
| • Density | 84/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 79694 |
| Dialling codes | 07673 |
| Vehicle registration | LÖ |
| Website | www.utzenfeld.de |
Utzenfeld is a municipality in the district ofLörrach inBaden-Württemberg inGermany.
Utzenfeld is a community in theBlack Forest (Schwarzwald) inBaden-Württemberg. It is a member of the Schönau Community Administration Association in the Black Forest. The elevation of Utzenfeld ranges from 560 meters, up to 1,124 meters in the upper meadow valley of the Südschwarzwald nature reserve.
The community borders onWieden in the north, the city ofTodtnau in the east,Tunau and the city ofSchönau in Schwarzwald in the south, andAitern in the west.
The community of Utzenfeld includes Utzenfeld Village andZinken Königshütte, extending partially toWiedener Gebiet.
Utzenfeld was clearly identified for the first time in 1294. It belonged to the cloister of St. Blasien then, and later, by 1368, was part ofVorderösterreich. When the cloister was secularized in 1806, the village became part of the newly created Großherzogtum Baden. Utzenfeld became an independent community in 1809.
Since Vorderösterreich was part of theReformation, most of the local people belong to the Roman Catholic Church at Schönau, but there is also a "Gotteshaus" in Utzenfeld. The limited number of Protestants in the area also go to Schönau.
Since 1971, Utzenfeld has belonged to the Schönau community administration association.
Christian Democratic Union (Germany) 53.1% - 4 seats
Free Voters 46.9% - 4 seats
The Utzenfluh nature reserve, opened in 1940, contains many natural attractions.
The community is the home of several large plastic manufacturers, for example FRISETTA polymer (part of theNilit Plastics Division), which is one of the largest toothbrush manufacturers in Germany.
From 1889 to 1966, Utzenfeld was connected to the local rail network.
There are no schools in Utzenfeld. Primary school students attend the elementary school inWieden. The students above the fifth grade attend the Schönau upper school in Schwarzwald,Zell inWiesental or the higher school in Schönau. The Utzenfluh kindergarten is available for the youngest inhabitants of the community.
