Breitnau

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Breitnau

Total population

1,961

Air quality index

31Good

Elevation968 m

Land area39.9 km²

Coordinates47.94°, 8.08°

Demographic figures from Destatis. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Breitnau is a municipality in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany, about 30 kilometres from the city of Freiburg im Breisgau. It is located within the High Black Forest.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

B

Benjamin Stauder

German professional cyclist

Oskar Saier

German archbishop (1932–2008)

E

Erwin Dold

German fighter pilot

S

Sepp Ketterer

Austrian cinematographer (1899-1991)

B

Benedikt Kreutz

German priest (1879-1949)

C

Clemens Winterhalder

German sculptor

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Josef Maier

German farmer

F

Franz Hauser

German sculptor

S

Salomon Fehrenbach

German lawyer (1812-1892)

Julius Kibiger

German painter (1903-1983)

G

Georg Saum

German painter (1736-1790)

Hansy Vogt

German television presenter

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Josef Saier

German priest

J

Joseph Ertel

German jurist (1785-1834)

K

Kilian Saum

German author

P

Philipp Winterhalder

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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