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Freiburg im Breisgau | |
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City | |
View over Freiburg Historical Merchants' Hall University of Freiburg Freiburg Minster covered in snow during winter | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Freiburg im Breisgau  | |
  Freiburg im Breisgau  Freiburg im Breisgau | |
| Coordinates: 47°59′42″N 07°51′00″E / 47.99500°N 7.85000°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Freiburg |
| District | Stadtkreis |
| Subdivisions | 41 districts |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor (2018–26) | Martin Horn[1] (Ind.) |
| Area | |
| • City | 153.07 km2 (59.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 278 m (912 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • City | 236,140 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 354,500 |
| • Metro | 656,753 Oberrhein |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 79098–79117 |
| Dialling codes | 0761, 07664, 07665 |
| Vehicle registration | FR |
| Website | www.freiburg.de |
Freiburg im Breisgau (German: [ˈfʁaɪbʊʁk ʔɪm ˈbʁaɪsɡaʊ] ⓘ; German: Freiburg im Breisgau), usually called simply Freiburg, is an independent city in the state of Baden-Württemberg in south-western Germany. With a population of about 231,848 (as of 2021), it is the fourth-largest city in that state after Stuttgart, Mannheim and Karlsruhe. Its built-up area has a population of about 355,000 (2021)[3] while the greater Freiburg metropolitan area ("Einzugsgebiet") has about 660,000 (2018).[4]
Freiburg straddles the Dreisam river at the foot of a Schlossberg and acts as the hub of the Breisgau region on the western edge of the Black Forest. An old university town and archiepiscopal seat, it was incorporated in the early 12th century and soon became a commercial, intellectual and ecclesiastical center for the Upper Rhine region. It is known for its Medieval minster and Renaissance university as well as for its high standard of living and advanced environmental practices.
The city is situated in the heart of the major Baden wine-growing region and, together with Offenburg, serves as a tourist entry-point to the scenic Black Forest. According to meteorological statistics, Freiburg is one of the warmest cities in Germany, and it held the all-time German temperature record of 40.2 °C (104.4 °F) from 2003 to 2015.[5][6]
- ^ Oberbürgermeisterwahl Freiburg im Breisgau 2018, Staatsanzeiger.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Freiburg (Baden-Württemberg, Urban Agglomerations, Germany) – Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ "Metropolitan areas". stats.oecd.org. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ Website for the German Agricultural Society: Baden (accessed on 1 January 2008)."Baden". Archived from the original on 30 October 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2008.
- ^ Temperature extremes