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State: | Baden-Württemberg |
Adm. Region: | Freiburg |
Region: | Hochrhein-Bodensee |
Capital: | Lörrach[?] |
Area: | 806.81 km² |
Inhabitants: | 219,149 (2001) |
pop. density: | 272 inh./km² |
Car identification: | LÖ |
Homepage: | http://www.loerrach-landkreis.de | Map |
Lörrach is a Kreis (district) in the south-west of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald and Waldshut. To the west it borders the french departement Haut-Rhin; to the south the swiss cantons Basel-City, Basel-Country and Argovia.
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The lion in the top part of the coat of arms represents the Lords of Rötteln, who had their most important castle in Wiesental. The bottom-left shows the coat of Baden, as big part of the district belonged to the counts of Baden historically. The waves in the bottom-right represent the small river Wiese, which flows throught the district. |
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