Emmendingen is a district (Kreis) in the west of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Ortenaukreis, Schwarzwald-Baar, Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald and the district-free city Freiburg. To the west it borders the French departement Bas-Rhin.
The district dates back to the
Bezirksamt Emmendingen, which was created in
1803 when the area became part of
Baden. After several additions it was converted into the district Emmendingen in
1936, when it was merged with the
Amt Waldkirch. In the communal reform of
1973 the district wasn't changed - at first it was planned to merge it the the district Lahr, but that was merged into the
Ortenaukreis instead.
The western part of the district is located in the upper
Rhine valley, including the small vulcanic mountain
Kaiserstuhl[?]. This dead vulcano is one of the climatic best regions of Germany, on the sunny flanks grows
whine[?]. The eastern part of the district belongs to the
Black Forest.
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The left side of the coat of arms show the symbol of Baden. The six-topped mountain in the top right is the symbol of the Lords of Schwarzenberg, who ruled over the land around Elzach and Waldkirch; the wing in the bottom right is the symbol of the Lords of Üsenberg, who owned the land around Endingen, Herbolzheim and Kenzingen.
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