Ettenheim

Ettenheim
Coat of arms
Ettenheim
Location of Ettenheim within Ortenaukreis district
Coordinates: 48°15′20″N 07°48′43″E / 48.25556°N 7.81194°ECoordinates: 48°15′20″N 07°48′43″E / 48.25556°N 7.81194°E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Freiburg
District	Ortenaukreis
Government
• Mayor	Bruno Metz
Area
• Total	48.90 km^2 (18.88 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	12,837
• Density	260/km^2 (680/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	77949–77955
Dialling codes	07822
Vehicle registration	OG
Website	www.ettenheim.de

Ettenheim (Low Alemannic: Äddene) is a town in the Ortenaukreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

In the Middle Ages, Ettenheim belonged to the Archbishop of Strasbourg. It gained its Charter in 1302.

In 1973 it was incorporated into the Ortenaukreis.

Districts

• Ettenheim (Kernstadt)
• Altdorf
• Ettenheimmünster
• Ettenheimweiler
• Münchweier
• Wallburg

Sons and daughters of the city

• Verena Faißt (born 1989), football player of the VfL Wolfsburg

Personalities related to Ettenheim

• Louis René Édouard de Rohan-Guéméné (1734-1803), Prince-Bishop of Strasbourg, planned a counter-revolution in Ettenheim from 1790 in France.

References

1. "Gemeinden in Deutschland nach Fläche, Bevölkerung und Postleitzahl am 30.09.2016". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2016.

External links

• (German) Ettenheim: informations and pictures