Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald

Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald is a Kreis (district) in the south of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Emmendingen, Schwarzwald-Baar, Waldshut, Lörrach and the french departements Haut-Rhin and Bas-Rhin. The district-free city Freiburg is sorrounded by the district.

History The district was created in 1973 by merging the previous districts Freiburg, Müllheim und Hochschwarzwald.

Geography Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald is a large and rural district with at least three distinct scenic settings:

1. the flat land at the River Rhine (Oberrheinebene) with the Kaiserstuhl[?] mountain, the Tuniberg[?] and the Markgräflerland[?]
2. the slopes of the Black Forest mountains, with black forest valleys reaching to the Rhine, like Glottertal[?], Dreisamtal[?], Höllental[?] and Münstertal[?]
3. the higher mountain ranges of the Black Forest (Hochschwarzwald), including the highest mountain in the Black Forest, the Feldberg (1493 m)

The district is interesting to tourists. Other characteristic items are wine and forests.

Politics Politically, the majority of the districts parliament (Kreistag) is traditionally christian democratic-conservative, with higher levels of conservative votes the farer one gets from Freiburg (which has a red-green majority).

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