Sulzburg should not be confused with Salzburg.
Type: | Stadt |
Image Coa: | DEU Sulzburg COA.svg |
Coordinates: | 47.8403°N 7.7092°W |
Image Plan: | Sulzburg in FR.svg |
State: | Baden-Württemberg |
Region: | Freiburg |
District: | Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald |
Elevation: | 337 |
Area: | 22.73 |
Postal Code: | 79295 |
Area Code: | 07634 |
Licence: | FR |
Gemeindeschlüssel: | 08 3 15 111 |
Website: | www.sulzburg.de |
Mayor: | Dirk Blens[1] |
Leader Term: | 2021 - 29 |
Party: | CDU |
Sulzburg is a town in the district Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the western slope of the Black Forest, 20 km southwest of Freiburg.
Sulzburg had a long tradition of continuous Jewish settlement since medieval times. Around 1850, almost one third of its population of around 1,200 was Jewish.Sulzburg's lovely, barrel-vaulted synagogue has been completely restored.[2] There exists an old Jewish cemetery near the town.