Donaueschingen

Donaueschingen (German pronunciation: [ˌdoːnaʊˈʔɛʃɪŋən]; Low Alemannic: Eschinge) is a German town in the Black Forest in the southwest of the federal state of Baden-Württemberg in the Schwarzwald-Baar Kreis. It stands near the confluence of the two sources of the river Danube (in German: Donau).

Donaueschingen
Town
Location of Donaueschingen within Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis district
Donaueschingen
Donaueschingen
Coordinates: 47°57′11″N 08°30′12″E
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionFreiburg
DistrictSchwarzwald-Baar-Kreis
SubdivisionsCentral town and 7 boroughs
Government
  Lord mayor (202230) Erik Pauly (CDU)
Area
  Total104.63 km2 (40.40 sq mi)
Elevation
686 m (2,251 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)
  Total22,431
  Density210/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
78151–78168
Dialling codes0771
Vehicle registrationVS
Websitewww.donaueschingen.de

Donaueschingen stands in a basin within low mountainous terrain. It is located about 13 km (8.1 mi) south of Villingen-Schwenningen, 24 km (15 mi) west of Tuttlingen, and about 30 km (19 mi) north of the Swiss town of Schaffhausen. In 2015 the population was 21,750, making it the second largest town in the district (Kreis) of Schwarzwald-Baar. It is a regional rail hub.

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