Elzach

Elzach (German pronunciation: [ˈɛltsax] ^ⓘ; Low Alemannic: Elze) is a town in the district of Emmendingen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the river Elz, 26 km northeast of Freiburg.

Elzach
Town
Elzach viewing direction east
Coat of arms
Location of Elzach within Emmendingen district
Elzach Show map of Germany Elzach Show map of Baden-Württemberg
Coordinates: 48°10′29″N 8°4′18″E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Freiburg
District	Emmendingen
Government
• Mayor (2020–28)	Roland Tibi[1]
Area
• Total	75.28 km2 (29.07 sq mi)
Elevation	361 m (1,184 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	7,546
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	79215
Dialling codes	07682
Vehicle registration	EM
Website	www.elzach.de

Geography

The town of Elzach is located at the eastern border of the district of Emmendingen and borders on the district of the Ortenaukreis and the Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis. Topographically is the area characterised by the river valley of the Elz and the local hill called Rohrhardsberg. Also Elzach belongs to the Breisgau ^[3] area and is located at the edge of the Southern Black Forest Nature Park.

Urban districts

The town has five urban districts.^[4]

• Elzach
• Yach
• Prechtal
• Oberprechtal
• Katzenmoos

Gallery

• 
  Granite sculpture: "The three stages of seeing" (2002) by Dieter Oehm, in Elzach
• 
  Robert Dietrich in 1930 as minister of finance

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Elzach is twinned with:^[5]

Worthing, United Kingdom

Ville, France

Telfs, Austria

Sons and daughters of the town

• Hermann Dietrich (1879-1954) German politician of the liberal German Democratic Party, minister during the Weimar Republic