Lörrach (district)

Lörrach
District
Flag of Lörrach
Flag
Coat of arms of Lörrach
Coat of arms
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Adm. regionFreiburg
CapitalLörrach
Government
 • District admin.Marion Dammann
Area
 • Total
806.81 km2 (311.51 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2025)
 • Total
238,142
 • Density295.16/km2 (764.47/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationLÖ
Websitewww.landkreis-loerrach.de
Location of Lörrach county

Lörrach is a Landkreis (district) in the southwest of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald and Waldshut. To the west it borders the French département Haut-Rhin; to the south the Swiss cantons Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft and Aargau.

History

In 1973 part of the district Müllheim and small parts of the district Säckingen were added to the district, which enlarged the district by about 25% to the current size.

Geography

The north-east of the district is part of the Hochschwarzwald, the highest part of the Black Forest. In the west is the Markgräfler Hügelland, in the south the Dinkelberg, both lower hilly areas. The Rhine river, which forms most of the district's southern and western border, is in a narrow valley until it spreads north of Basel in the much wider Oberrheinebene. The district is included in the trinational Basel metropolitan area.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of the Lörrach district can be blazoned as Per fess Argent a Demi Lion facing sinister Gules and in base per pale Or a Bend Gules and Azure a Bend Sinister wavy Argent. The lion in the top part of the coat of arms represents the Lords of Rötteln, who had their primary castle in Loerrach, Wiesental. The bottom-left shows the coat of Baden, as much of the district belonged to the Counts of Baden historically. The wavy line in the bottom-right represents the small river Wiese, which flows through the district.

Towns and municipalities

FranceSwitzerlandWaldshut (district)Breisgau-HochschwarzwaldFreiburg im BreisgauAiternBad BellingenBinzenBöllenEfringen-KirchenEfringen-KirchenEimeldingenFischingenFröhndGrenzach-WyhlenZell im WiesentalHäg-EhrsbergHaselHausen im WiesentalInzlingenKandernKleines WiesentalLörrachMalsburg-MarzellMaulburgRheinfelden (Baden)RümmingenRümmingenSchallbachSchliengenSchönau im SchwarzwaldSchönau im SchwarzwaldSchönau im SchwarzwaldSchönau im SchwarzwaldSchönau im SchwarzwaldSchönau im SchwarzwaldSchönenbergSchopfheimSchwörstadtSteinenTodtnauTunauUtzenfeldWeil am RheinWembachWembachWembachWiedenWittlingenWittlingenZell im WiesentalZell im WiesentalZell im Wiesental
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district
Towns Municipalities
  1. Kandern
  2. Lörrach
  3. Rheinfelden
  4. Schopfheim
  5. Todtnau
  6. Weil am Rhein
  7. Zell im Wiesental
  1. Bad Bellingen
  2. Efringen-Kirchen
  3. Grenzach-Wyhlen
  4. Häg-Ehrsberg
  5. Hasel
  6. Hausen im Wiesental
  7. Inzlingen
  1. Kleines Wiesental
  2. Malsburg-Marzell
  3. Maulburg
  4. Schliengen
  5. Schwörstadt
  6. Steinen
Gemeindeverwaltungsverbände

1. Schönau im Schwarzwald

  1. Aitern
  2. Böllen
  3. Fröhnd
  4. Schönau im Schwarzwald1,2
  5. Schönenberg
  6. Tunau
  7. Utzenfeld
  8. Wembach
  9. Wieden

2. Vorderes Kandertal

  1. Binzen1
  2. Eimeldingen
  3. Fischingen
  4. Rümmingen
  5. Schallbach
  6. Wittlingen
1seat of the Gemeindeverwaltungsverband; 2town

References

  1. ↑ "Tabellengruppe 12411: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes zum 31. Dezember 2025" [Update of the population as of 31 December 2025] (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg.

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