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Gengenbach | |
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Location of Gengenbach within Ortenaukreis district  | |
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| Coordinates:48°24′N8°01′E / 48.400°N 8.017°E /48.400; 8.017 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Freiburg |
| District | Ortenaukreis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2019–27) | Thorsten Erny[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 61.91 km2 (23.90 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 175 m (574 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 11,116 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 77723 |
| Dialling codes | 07803 |
| Vehicle registration | OG, BH, KEL, LR, WOL |
| Website | www.stadt-gengenbach.de |
Gengenbach (German pronunciation:[ˈɡɛŋənˌbax]ⓘ;Low Alemannic:Gängäbach) is a city in thedistrict of Ortenau,Baden-Württemberg,Germany, and a popular tourist destination on the western edge of theBlack Forest, with about 11,000 inhabitants.Gengenbach is well known for its traditional Alemannic "fasnacht", ("Fasend"), a kind of historically influenced celebration ofcarnival, where tradition is followed, from wearing costumes with carved wooden masks to clapping with a "Ratsche" (a traditional-classic wooden "sound-producing" toy). Gengenbach also boasts a picturesque, traditional, medieval town centre ("Altstadt"). The traditional town Gengenbach is the proud owner of the world's biggestadvent calendar. The 24 windows of the 18th centurytown hall represent the 24 "windows" of an Advent calendar. The town also hosts a department ofThe Graduate School of Offenburg University of Applied Sciences, part of theUniversity of Applied Sciences Offenburg.The nearest cities in the region areOffenburg,Freiburg,Karlsruhe,Baden-Baden andStrasbourg/France. Gengenbach is twinned with the town ofObernai,Alsace,France.
In the 2005 film version ofCharlie and the Chocolate Factory, Gengenbach was inaccurately referred to asDüsseldorf, the place where the character Augustus Gloop becomes the first finder of Wonka's Golden ticket.
Gengenbach was founded in the 13th century and was anImperial Free City from 1360 until theTreaty of Lunéville in 1801. During the closing stages of the 1672-1678Franco-Dutch War in July 1678, it was the site of a French victory over the Imperialists; it was badly damaged in 1689 by retreating French forces in the 1688-1697Nine Years War.[3]
Gengenbach is the start point ofGengenbach–Alpirsbach Black Forest Trail and situated at the Kinzigtäler Jakobusweg (a pilgrim route) as well as the Kandelhöhenweg (a hiking path), passing by many landmarks. Furthermore, the city is located at the German Fachwerkstraße.
The town was the location ofGengenbach Abbey, founded in the 8th century; its associated church, the Stadtkirche Sankt Marien, was rebuilt after 1689 and contains a number of 18th century frescoes.
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