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.

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 area and is located at the edge of the Southern Black Forest Nature Park.

Urban districts

The town has five urban districts.

  • 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

Elzach is twinned with:

United Kingdom Worthing, United Kingdom

France Ville, France

Austria 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