Durbach Explained

Image Coa:	DEU Durbach COA.svg
Coordinates:	48.5°N 9°W
Image Plan:	Durbach in OG.svg
State:	Baden-Württemberg
Region:	Freiburg
District:	Ortenaukreis
Elevation:	208
Area:	26.33
Postal Code:	77770
Area Code:	0781
Licence:	OG, BH, KEL, LR, WOL
Gemeindeschlüssel:	08 3 17 021
Website:	www.durbach.de
Mayor:	Andreas König^[1]
Leader Term:	2022 - 30
Party:	CDU

Durbach is a municipality in the district of Ortenau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is situated on the verge of the northern Black Forest Mountains six kilometers north east of the town of Offenburg.

Main branches of commerce are agriculture (especially production of wine) and tourism. It is known for its Riesling wine. The Riesling grape grown in the Ortenau district is known as Klingelberger for the name of a vineyard in Durbach.

History

Durbach was mentioned first in 1287 as Turbach. In 1973 the community included Ebersweier.

Culture and attractions

Attractions include the town itself and surrounding vineyards which span the slopes of the mountains.

• Schloss Staufenberg ^[2] is a castle, owned by the Markgraf von Baden with views over the Rhine valley and Strassbourg to the Vosges mountains in Alsace.
• Contemporary art museum Hurrle^[3]
• The «Skulpturenpark» is an exhibition of contemporary sculptures in the park of the MediClin Staufenburg Klinik.

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Partnership

Partnership towns are:

• Bürserberg, Vorarlberg, Austria^[5]
• Châteaubernard, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.^[6]

Other projects

• Commons Durbach
• Commons Skulpturenpark Durbach
• Commons Burg Staufenberg

External links

• • Durbach:History and images
• Tourist Information

Notes and References

1. https://www.staatsanzeiger.de/wahl/buergermeisterwahl-durbach-2022/ Bürgermeisterwahl Durbach 2022
2. Web site: Schloss Staufenberg in Durbach . de.
3. Web site: Museum für Aktuelle Kunst – Sammlung Hurrle Durbach . art Magazin . de . 2017-10-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225938/http://www.art-magazin.de/ausstellungen/16393-thma-ausstellung-durbach-museum-fuer-aktuelle-kunst-sammlung-hurrle-durbach . 2017-10-03 . dead .
4. Web site: Skulpturenpark-Durbach. Stadt Durbach. de. 2017-10-04. 2017-10-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20171004034538/https://www.durbach.de/Media/Attraktionen/Skulpturenpark-Durbach. dead.
5. Web site: Der Ortenaukreis ist in Europa tief verwurzelt. de.
6. Web site: Vom badischen Sizilianer zum echten Durbacher . de.