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Gengenbach (German pronunciation: [ˈɡɛŋənˌbax] (listen); Low Alemannic: Gängäbach) is a town in the district of Ortenau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, and a popular tourist destination on the western edge of the Black Forest, with about 11,000 inhabitants. Gengenbach is well known for its traditional Alemannic "fasnacht", ("Fasend"), a kind of historically influenced celebration of carnival, where tradition is followed, from wearing costumes with carved wooden masks to clapping with a "Ratsche" (a traditional-classic wooden "sound-producing" toy). Gengenbach also boasts a picturesque, traditional, medieval town centre ("Altstadt"). The traditional town Gengenbach is the proud owner of the world's biggest advent calendar. The 24 windows of the 18th century town hall represent the 24 "windows" of an Advent calendar. The town also hosts a department of The Graduate School of Offenburg University of Applied Sciences, part of the University of Applied Sciences Offenburg. The nearest cities in the region are Offenburg, Freiburg, Karlsruhe, Baden-Baden and Strasbourg/France. Gengenbach is twinned with the town of Obernai, Alsace, France.

Gengenbach
Town
Gengenbach
Location of Gengenbach within Ortenaukreis district
Gengenbach
Gengenbach
Coordinates: 48°24′N 8°01′E
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionFreiburg
DistrictOrtenaukreis
Government
  Mayor (201927) Thorsten Erny[1]
Area
  Total61.91 km2 (23.90 sq mi)
Elevation
175 m (574 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
  Total10,950
  Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
77723
Dialling codes07803
Vehicle registrationOG, BH, KEL, LR, WOL
Websitewww.stadt-gengenbach.de

In the 2005 film version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Gengenbach was inaccurately referred to as Düsseldorf, the place where the character Augustus Gloop becomes the first finder of Wonka's Golden ticket.


History


Gengenbach was founded in the 13th century and was an Imperial Free City from 1360 until the Treaty of Lunéville in 1801. During the closing stages of the 1672-1678 Franco-Dutch War in July 1678, it was the site of a French victory over the Imperialists; it was badly damaged in 1689 by retreating French forces in the 1688-1697 Nine Years War.[3]


Culture and landmarks


Stadtkirche Sankt Marien in Gengenbach
Stadtkirche Sankt Marien in Gengenbach

Gengenbach is the start point of Gengenbach–Alpirsbach Black Forest Trail and situated at the Kinzigtäler Jakobusweg (a pilgrim route) as well as the Kandelhöhenweg (a hiking path), passing by many landmarks. Furthermore, the city is located at the German Fachwerkstraße.

The town was the location of Gengenbach Abbey, founded in the 8th century; its associated church, the Stadtkirche Sankt Marien, was rebuilt after 1689 and contains a number of 18th century frescoes.


Museums



Sons and daughters of the town



Further regular events



References


  1. Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 13 September 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2020" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2020] (CSV). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). June 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  3. Baedeker, Karl (1870). The Rhine & Northern Germany (4th ed.). Dulan & Co, london. p. 327.

На других языках


[de] Gengenbach

Gengenbach ist eine Stadt im Ortenaukreis in Baden-Württemberg und eine ehemalige Reichsstadt. Sie liegt im vorderen Kinzigtal im Schwarzwald.
- [en] Gengenbach

[es] Gengenbach

Gengenbach es una pequeña ciudad de aproximadamente 11.000 habitantes. Se encuentra en el sur de Alemania, en el borde de la Selva Negra, en el Distrito de Ortenau, Baden-Wurtemberg. Su belleza - típica de los pueblos del sur de Alemania - ha sido motivo para que la ciudad haya sido elegida como fondo de varias películas, como por ejemplo, Charlie y la fábrica de chocolate, y también ha servido de musa inspiradora a pintores y escritores.

[ru] Генгенбах

Генгенбах (нем. Gengenbach) — город в Германии, в земле Баден-Вюртемберг.



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