Stegen

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Stegen

Total population

4,373

Air quality index

32Good

Elevation408 m

Land area26.32 km²

Coordinates47.98°, 7.96°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Stegen is a municipality in the Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It borders on the city of Freiburg, being about 8 km away as the crow flies, lying in the valley of the river Dreisam. The municipality includes three population centres: the town of Stegen and the villages of Eschbach and Wittental.

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

Max Schultze

German microscopic anatomist and phycologist (1825–1874)

Hans Bender

German psychologist (1907-1991)

Rudolf of Zähringen

German archbishop (12th century)

Herman I, Margrave of Baden

German noble

Edith Picht-Axenfeld

German pianist and harpsichordist (1914–2001)

Charles Régnier

German actor (1914-2001)

Moritz Milatz

German racing cyclist

H

Herman Schell

German philosopher (1850–1906)

Benjamin Lebert

German writer

Karl von Wogau

German politician

Joseph von Auffenberg

German dramatist (1798-1857)

Robert Maras

German basketball player

Angelika Schrobsdorff

German writer (1927–2016)

C

Carl Hierholzer

German mathematician (1840–1871)

Robert Kempner

German-American lawyer (1899–1993)

F

Ferdinand Schaal

German general (1889–1962)

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

Nearby places in Baden-Württemberg

• Kirchzarten
  1.2 mi away
• St. Ulrich
  7.7 mi away
• Hugstetten
  9.8 mi away · pop. 3,000
• Umkirch
  9.9 mi away
• Buchheim
  10.2 mi away
• Todtnau
  10.5 mi away · pop. 5,077
• Münstertal
  12.1 mi away · pop. 5,211
• Lenzkirch
  13.5 mi away · pop. 5,114
• Schönau im Schwarzwald
  13.9 mi away · pop. 2,523
• Heitersheim
  16 mi away · pop. 5,833
• Triberg
  16.1 mi away
• Todtmoos
  16.9 mi away · pop. 2,085

Browse all places in Baden-Württemberg →

Recently spotted species

Black Redstart

Phoenicurus ochruros

Seen 2026-06-08

Red Valerian

Centranthus ruber

Seen 2026-06-08

white clover

Trifolium repens

Seen 2026-06-08

European ash

Fraxinus excelsior

Seen 2026-06-08

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Seen 2026-06-08

Egyptian Goose

Alopochen aegyptiaca

Seen 2026-06-08

horse-chestnut

Aesculus hippocastanum

Seen 2026-06-08

black locust

Robinia pseudoacacia

Seen 2026-06-08

tree-of-heaven

Ailanthus altissima

Seen 2026-06-08

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Stegen, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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