Sulzburg
Town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Sulzburg (German pronunciation: [ˈzʊltsbʊʁk] ⓘ) 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.
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 Town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Sulzburg
within Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district  | |
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| Coordinates: 47°50′25″N 7°42′33″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Freiburg |
| District | Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–29) | Dirk Blens[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 22.74 km2 (8.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 337 m (1,106 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,794 |
| • Density | 122.9/km2 (318.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 79295 |
| Dialling codes | 07634 |
| Vehicle registration | FR |
| Website | www.sulzburg.de |
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.[3] There exists an old Jewish cemetery near the town.
Notable people
- Frederick V, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (1594–1659), Markgraf of Baden-Durlach, 1622 to 1659
- Johann Daniel Schöpflin (1694–1771), professor of history, eloquence and the theory of law at the University of Strasbourg
- Gustav Weil (1808–1889), first orientalist, first Jewish professor in Germany.[4]
- Herman Kiefer (1825–1911), a physician, politician and US diplomat.[5]
- Ernst Leitz (1843-1920) founded the Ernst Leitz Optical Works in Wetzlar; father of Ernst Leitz II
- Erich Bloch (1925–2016), computer scientist and engineer, director of the US National Science Foundation
