Wittelbach
Geography
Seelbach is located on the western edge of the Black Forest in the Schutter Valley, south-eastern of Lahr.
Neighboring communities
The following cities and towns share a border with Seelbach. They are listed clockwise starting in the north: Friesenheim, Biberach, Schuttertal, Ettenheim, Kippenheim and Lahr.
The boroughs
There are three boroughs, Seelbach, Wittelbach and Schönberg.
Government
Town council
After the last election in June 2009, the town council consists of 18 seats. The members belong to political parties as follows
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Mayor
The mayor is elected by the citizens for a term of 8 years. He's also the head of the town council.
Mayors since 1831
- 1831–1832: Vogt Schöttgen (signs the first time with „Bürgermeister“)
- 1832–1838: Karl Obert
- 1838–1844: Michael Schäfer
- 1849–1875: Xaver Räpple
- 1875–1886: Franz Anton Benz
- 1886–1910: Christian Himmelsbach
- 1910–1919: Josef Heizmann
- 1919–1923: Wilhelm Brucker
- 1923–1945: Theodor Simon
- 1945–1946: Georg Hartmann
- 1946–1948: Alfred Himmelsbach
- 1948–1957: Josef Fehrenbach
- 1957–1977: Alfred Dreyer
- 1977–1993: Walter Dilger
- 1993–2007: Klaus Muttach
- 2008–2023: Thomas Schäfer
- 2023–present: Michael Moser
People, culture & architecture
Events
The Katharinenmarkt is a weekend long historic market that takes place annually in November since 1455. It is visited by nearly 20000 visitors.
Twin town
Seelbach is twinned with Zillebeke in the Flemish province of West Flanders in Belgium.
References
- ^ Bürgermeisterwahl Seelbach 2023, Staatsanzeiger. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
- ^ "Gemeinderat". Archived from the original on 2010-11-12.
External links
- Official website
(in German)
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