Seelbach, Baden-Württemberg

Seelbach
Municipality
Coat of arms of Seelbach
Coat of arms
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Location of Seelbach within Ortenaukreis district
Interactive map of Seelbach
Seelbach is located in Germany
Seelbach
Seelbach
Location within Germany
Seelbach is located in Baden-Württemberg
Seelbach
Seelbach
Location within Baden-Württemberg
Coordinates: 48°18′51″N 07°56′29″E / 48.31417°N 7.94139°E / 48.31417; 7.94139
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionFreiburg
DistrictOrtenaukreis
Government
 • Mayor (2023–31)Michael Moser
Area
 • Total
29.83 km2 (11.52 sq mi)
Elevation
286 m (938 ft)
Population
 (2025-12-31)
 • Total
4,781
 • Density160.3/km2 (415.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
77960
Dialling codes07823
Vehicle registrationOG, BH, KEL, LR, WOL
Websiteseelbach-online.de

Seelbach (German pronunciation: [ˈzeːlbax]) is a municipality in the district of Ortenau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. The most popular Festival is the Katharinenmarkt on November.

Geography

Seelbach is located on the western edge of the Black Forest in the Schutter Valley, south-eastern of Lahr.

Neighboring communities

The following cities and towns share a border with Seelbach. They are listed clockwise starting in the north: Friesenheim, Biberach, Schuttertal, Ettenheim, Kippenheim and Lahr.

The boroughs

There are three boroughs, Seelbach, Wittelbach and Schönberg.

Government

Town council

After the last election in June 2009, the town council consists of 18 seats. The members belong to political parties as follows

Party Seats
CDU7
FBI6
SPD5

Mayor

The mayor is elected by the citizens for a term of 8 years. He's also the head of the town council.

Mayors since 1831

People, culture & architecture

Events

The Katharinenmarkt is a weekend long historic market that takes place annually in November since 1455. It is visited by nearly 20000 visitors.

Twin town

Seelbach is twinned with Zillebeke in the Flemish province of West Flanders in Belgium.

References

  1. ↑ Bürgermeisterwahl Seelbach 2023, Staatsanzeiger. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "Tabellengruppe 12411: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes zum 31. Dezember 2025" [Update of the population as of 31 December 2025] (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg.
  3. ↑ "Gemeinderat". Archived from the original on 2010-11-12.