Lörrach (district)

Lörrach is a Landkreis (district) in the southwest of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald and Waldshut. To the west it borders the French département Haut-Rhin; to the south the Swiss cantons Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft and Aargau.

Lörrach
District
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Adm. region	Freiburg
Capital	Lörrach
Government
• District admin.	Marion Dammann
Area
• Total	806.81 km2 (311.51 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2022)
• Total	233,027
• Density	290/km2 (750/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC 01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC 02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	LÖ
Website	www.landkreis-loerrach.de

History

In 1973 part of the district Müllheim and small parts of the district Säckingen 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 Markgräfler Hügelland, in the south the Dinkelberg, both lower hilly areas. The Rhine river, which forms most of the district's southern and western border, is in a narrow valley until it spreads north of Basel in the much wider Oberrheinebene. The district is included in the trinational Basel metropolitan area.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of the Lörrach district can be blazoned as Per fess Argent a Demi Lion facing sinister Gules and in base per pale Or a Bend Gules and Azure a Bend Sinister wavy Argent. The lion in the top part of the coat of arms represents the Lords of Rötteln, who had their primary castle in Loerrach, Wiesental. The bottom-left shows the coat of Baden, as much of the district belonged to the Counts of Baden historically. The wavy line in the bottom-right represents the small river Wiese, which flows through the district.

Towns and municipalities

Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district

Towns	Municipalities
Kandern Lörrach Rheinfelden Schönau im Schwarzwald Schopfheim Todtnau Weil am Rhein Zell im Wiesental	Aitern Bad Bellingen Binzen Böllen Efringen-Kirchen Eimeldingen Fischingen Fröhnd Grenzach-Wyhlen Häg-Ehrsberg Hasel Hausen im Wiesental Inzlingen Kleines Wiesental	Malsburg-Marzell Maulburg Rümmingen Schallbach Schliengen Schönenberg Schwörstadt Steinen Tunau Utzenfeld Wembach Wieden (Lörrach) Wittlingen

External links

• Official website (in German)
• Lörrach: images and history (in German)