Seelbach, Baden-Württemberg

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Municipality in Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Seelbach within Ortenaukreis district

(2015–23) Thomas Schäfer^[1] (CDU)Area

• Total29.84 km² (11.52 sq mi)Elevation

286 m (938 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total4,930 • Density170/km² (430/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

77960

Dialling codes07823Vehicle registrationOG, BH, KEL, LR, WOLWebsiteseelbach-online.de

Seelbach is a town in the district of Ortenau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. The most popular Festival is the Katharinenmarkt on November.

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 ^[3]

Party	Seats
CDU	7
FBI	6
SPD	5

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–present: Thomas Schäfer

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

^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 13 September 2021.
^ "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.