Stegen Explained

Image Coa:DEU Stegen COA.svg
Coordinates:47.9828°N 7.9639°W
Image Plan:Stegen in FR.svg
State:Baden-Württemberg
Region:Freiburg
District:Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald
Elevation:408
Area:26.32
Postal Code:79252
Area Code:07661
Licence:FR
Gemeindeschlüssel:08 3 15 109
Divisions:3
Website:www.dreisamportal.de
Mayor:Fränzi Kleeb[1]
Leader Term:2023 - 31
Party:CDU

Stegen is a municipality in the Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It borders on the city of Freiburg, being about 8 km away as the crow flies, lying in the valley of the river Dreisam. The municipality includes three population centres: the town of Stegen (which itself includes the villages of Weiler, Oberbirken, Unterbirken and Rechtenbach) and the villages of Eschbach and Wittental.

Economically, Stegen is partly an offshoot of Freiburg; for example, the Forest Zoology Institute of the University of Freiburg maintains a field station at Wittental. It also plays a role in Black Forest tourism, with guest houses and other facilities catering to visitors. It is the first town that a hiker on the Freiburg-Lake Constance Black Forest Trail passes through when travelling eastwards on the path from Freiburg.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.staatsanzeiger.de/wahl/buergermeisterwahl-stegen-2023/ Bürgermeisterwahl Stegen 2023