Durbach

Durbach
Durbach
Location of Durbach within Ortenaukreis district
Coordinates	48°29′36″N 8°01′19″E / 48.49333°N 8.02194°E / 48.49333; 8.02194Coordinates: 48°29′36″N 8°01′19″E / 48.49333°N 8.02194°E / 48.49333; 8.02194
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Freiburg
District	Ortenaukreis
Mayor	Toni Vetrano
Basic statistics
Area	26.33 km2 (10.17 sq mi)
Elevation	208 m  (682 ft)
Population	3,814 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	145 /km2 (375 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	OG
Postal code	77770
Area code	0781
Website	www.durbach.de

Durbach is a municipality in the district of Ortenau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is situated on the verge of the northern Black Forest Mountains six kilometers north east of the town of Offenburg.

Main branches of commerce are agriculture (especially production of wine) and tourism. It is noted for its Riesling wine. The Riesling grape grown in the Ortenau district is known as Klingelberger for the name of a vineyard in Durbach.

Attractions are the picturesque town itself surrounded by vineyards spanning the slopes of the mountains, Schloss Staufenberg, a castle owned by the Markgraf von Baden with a magnificent view over the Rhine valley and Strassbourg to the Vosges mountains in Alsace. Noteworthy is the Skulpturenpark, an exhibition of contemporary sculptures in the park of the MediClin Staufenburg Klinik.

References

1. ^ "Bevölkerung und Erwerbstätigkeit" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. 31 December 2009. http://www.statistik-bw.de/Veroeffentl/Statistische_Berichte/3126_10001.pdf. 

External links

• Official Webpage of Durbach
• (German) Durbach:History and images
• Tourist Information