Denzlingen
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Location of Denzlingen within Emmendingen district
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| Coordinates: 48°4′6″N 7°52′57″E / 48.06833°N 7.88250°ECoordinates: 48°4′6″N 7°52′57″E / 48.06833°N 7.88250°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Baden-Württemberg | |
| Admin. region | Freiburg | |
| District | Emmendingen | |
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| • Mayor | Markus Hollemann | |
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| • Total | 16.95 km2 (6.54 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 13,498 | |
| • Density | 800/km2 (2,100/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 79211 | |
| Dialling codes | 07666 | |
| Vehicle registration | EM | |
| Website | www.denzlingen.de | |
Denzlingen is a municipality in the district of Emmendingen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of Freiburg.
Denzlingen is located in the Upper Rhine Valley (Oberrheinische Tiefebene) at the edge of the Black Forest (Schwarzwald) between the river Elz in the north and the Glotter which runs through the southern part of the town. The Glotter Valley (Glottertal) is to the east, and the Elz Valley (Elztal) to the northeast. The westernmost foothills of the Black Forest and the town of Freiamt lie to the north. From northwest to southwest the Upper Rhine Valley allows a clear view of the Kaiserstuhl hills and of the Vosges Mountains on the French side of the Rhine. The Mauracher Berg is a small mountain in the north of the township with some interesting geological features.
Clockwise, starting in the north, Denzlingen is surrounded by Emmendingen, Sexau and Waldkirch in the district of Emmendingen, Glottertal, Heuweiler and Gundelfingen in the district Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, and Vörstetten in the district of Emmendingen.
Denzlingen was already settled during the time of the Roman Empire. It was named after the Alemannic tribal chief Denzilo who lived here in the 5th century. The first explicit mention of the town dates back to the year 984. Medieval Denzlingen consisted of two separate settlements, Niederdorf and Oberdorf (Lower Village and Upper Village), both on the Glotter and alongside an old road from Riegel to the Glottertal. The two settlements eventually grew together into one stretched-out town, which led to the sobriquet of Langendenzlingen, meaning "Long Denzlingen".
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