Wolfach

Wolfach is a town in the Black Forest and part of the Ortenaukreis in Baden-Württemberg (Germany). It is a well-known spa town in Germany.

Geographical Position
Wolfach lies where the two rivers Wolf and Kinzig meet in the Kinzig valley. The mixture of valleys and mountains is a characteristic of the town, which stretches between 250 and 880 m above sea level.



Villages within the borough of Wolfach include Kirnbach and Kinzigtal.

History
The exact foundation year of Wolfach is not known. The history of the town Wolfach can be traced back to the year 1084, although some finding even point back to the Roman times.

On April 21, 1945, before fleeing the city, the Gestapo took the French resistants and political prisoners held in the prison of Wolfach to a forest outside of the town, forced them to dig their own graves, and shot them on the spot, just three hours before the arrival of the French 2nd Armored Division commanded by General Leclerc.



Tourism
Wolfach hotels and bed & breakfast places have an occupancy rate of 128,000 nights each year (year 2000).

City Council
In the past years the city council consisted of:

Mayor
Since January 1, 2015, mayor is Thomas Geppert.

Coat of Arms
The coat of arms of the town of Wolfach displays a golden wolf's rod on blue ground and is based on the "Wolfs-Angel" of the "Herren von Wolfach".

Sister Towns

 * Kreuzlingen (Switzerland)—since 1947, officially since 2003
 * Richfield, Ohio (USA)—since 1971
 * Cavalaire-sur-Mer (France)—since 1984

Swabian-Alemannic Carnival
Wolfach is said to be one of the towns rich in tradition of the Swabian-Alemannic Fastnacht.

Buildings

 * Fürstenberg castle
 * Fortress ruin Alt-Wolfach
 * Town Hall
 * Catholic church St. Laurentius

Parks

 * Kurgarten
 * Flößerpark
 * Kinziganlagen

Regular Events

 * Swabian-Alemannic Carnival (‘Fastnacht’)
 * City Fountain Festival (‘Stadtbrunnenfest’)
 * Biker-Weekend
 * Long Table (‘Lange Tafel’)
 * Flößerfest
 * Open-Air Rockfest Moosenmättle
 * Butchers Festival of the Fire Department (‘Schlachtfest der Freiwilligen Feuerwehr’)
 * Wolfach Autumn (‘Wolfacher Herbst’)

Book References

 * Disch Franz: Chronik der Stadt Wolfach. Wolfach, Karlsruhe 1920.
 * Harter Hans: Adel und Burgen im oberen Kinziggebiet. Studien zur Besiedelung und hochmittelalterlichen Herrschaftsbildung im mittleren Schwarzwald. München 1992.
 * Krausbeck Josef, Knauss Frieder: Masken unserer Stadt. Stuttgart 1974.
 * Stadt Wolfach (Hrsg.): Schwarzwaldstadt mit Tradition. Wolfach, Kirnbach, Kinzigtal. Freiburg 1988.

Administration and Authorities

 * City of Wolfach
 * District Oberwolfach

Associations

 * Historic Association Wolfach
 * Carnival club Wolfach
 * Bike-Park Wolfach

Places of Interest, Sights

 * Vogtbauernhöfe
 * Mineral and mathematics museum Oberwolfach
 * Information about and images