Sasbachwalden

Sasbachwalden is a Black Forest municipality in Western Baden-Württemberg, Germany, popular with tourists. It is located on the western slopes of mountain Hornisgrinde in the Northern Black Forest and belongs to the district of Ortenau. More than 70% of the town area are forest.

Sasbachwalden
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Sasbachwalden within Ortenaukreis district
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Coordinates: 48°37′06″N 08°07′38″E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Freiburg
District	Ortenaukreis
Government
• Mayor (2024–32)	Sonja Schuchter[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	18.13 km2 (7.00 sq mi)
Elevation	257 m (843 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	2,604
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	77887
Dialling codes	07841
Vehicle registration	OG, BH, KEL, LR, WOL
Website	www.sasbachwalden.de

History

Sasbachwalden was first mentioned in 1347 as a group of individual farms and houses. Only in 1817 Sasbachwalden became an independent community. Since 1973 the town belongs to district of Ortenau.

Education

The town has a centrally located kindergarten and elementary school. Institutions for higher education are in the nearby towns Achern and Sasbach.

Economy

Main sources of income are tourism, winegrowing, the production of Black Forest kirsch and most importantly wood processing.

See also

• Alde Gott

References

1. Bürgermeisterwahl Sasbachwalden 2024, Staatsanzeiger. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
2. "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.