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Loerrach (district)
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| State: | Baden-W�rttemberg |
| Adm. Region: | Freiburg |
| Region: | Hochrhein-Bodensee |
| Capital: | L�rrach[?] |
| Area: | 806.81 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 219,149 (2001) |
| pop. density: | 272 inh./km² |
| Car identification: | L� |
| Homepage: | http://www.loerrach-landkreis.de |
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L�rrach is a Kreis (district) in the south-west of Baden-W�rttemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald and Waldshut. To the west it borders the french departement Haut-Rhin; to the south the swiss cantons Basel-City, Basel-Country and Argovia.
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History In 1973 part of the district M�llheim and small parts of the district S�ckingen were added to the district, which enlarged the district by about 25% to the current size.
Geography The north-east of the district is part of the Hochschwarzwald, the highest part of the Black Forest. In the west is the Markgr�fler H�gelland, in the south the Dinkelberg, both lower hilly areas. The Rhine river, which forms most of the districts southern and western border, is in a narrow valley until it spreads north of Basel in the much more wide Oberrheinebene.
| The lion in the top part of the coat of arms represents the Lords of R�tteln, who had their most important castle in Wiesental. The bottom-left shows the coat of Baden, as big part of the district belonged to the counts of Baden historically. The waves in the bottom-right represent the small river Wiese, which flows throught the district. |
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External links Official Website (http://www.loerrach-landkreis.de)
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