Berghaupten
Municipality in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Berghaupten (Low Alemannic: Berghoupte) is a municipality in the district of Ortenau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Furthermore, it is a state-approved resort located in the Black Forest. Neighbouring municipalities are Ohlsbach (in the north), Gengenbach (in the east), Hohberg (in the south – west) as well as Offenburg (in the north-west).
Berghaupten | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Berghaupten
within Ortenaukreis district  | |
 Location of Berghaupten | |
  Berghaupten Location within Germany  Berghaupten Location within Baden-Württemberg | |
| Coordinates: 48°24′25″N 07°59′13″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Freiburg |
| District | Ortenaukreis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2017–25) | Philipp Clever[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.69 km2 (3.74 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 172 m (564 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,539 |
| • Density | 262/km2 (679/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 77791 |
| Dialling codes | 07803 |
| Vehicle registration | OG, BH, KEL, LR, WOL |
| Website | www.berghaupten.de |
History
On the nearby hill of Geißkopf (359 m) there is evidence of a Roman or Germanic military encampment.
Sport
Motorcycle speedway and grasstrack speedway is held at the Motorrad Grasbahn, approximately 1 kilometre north of the municipality off the Bellenwaldstraße.[3] The club MSC Berghaupten organise race meetings at the site,[4] one of which was the final of the German Individual Speedway Championship in 2013.[5]
