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Durbach

Municipality in Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Durbach within Ortenaukreis district

(2022–30) Andreas König^[1] (CDU)Area

• Total26.33 km² (10.17 sq mi)Elevation

208 m (682 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total4,063 • Density150/km² (400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

77770

Dialling codes0781Vehicle registrationOG, BH, KEL, LR, WOLWebsitewww.durbach.de

Durbach is a municipality in the district of Ortenau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is situated on the verge of the northern Black Forest Mountains six kilometers north east of the town of Offenburg.

Main branches of commerce are agriculture (especially production of wine) and tourism. It is known for its Riesling wine. The Riesling grape grown in the Ortenau district is known as Klingelberger for the name of a vineyard in Durbach.

History

Durbach was mentioned first in 1287 as Turbach. In 1973 the community included Ebersweier.

Culture and attractions

Attractions include the town itself and surrounding vineyards which span the slopes of the mountains.

Schloss Staufenberg ^[3] is a castle, owned by the Markgraf von Baden with views over the Rhine valley and Strassbourg to the Vosges mountains in Alsace.
Contemporary art museum Hurrle^[4]
The «Skulpturenpark» is an exhibition of contemporary sculptures in the park of the MediClin Staufenburg Klinik.

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Partnership

Partnership towns are:

Austria Bürserberg, Vorarlberg, Austria^[6]
France Châteaubernard, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.^[7]

Gallery

Durbach
Stauffenberg Castle
Hurrle Collection
Martin Petz (Topas),
Solitudine, 1996
Sculptures park
Christa Biederbick-Tewes,
Kleine Reiterin, 1986
Sculptures park
Ebersweier, church (Heilig Kreuz Kirche) in the street

Other projects

Commons Durbach
Commons Skulpturenpark Durbach
Commons Burg Staufenberg

References

^ Bürgermeisterwahl Durbach 2022, Staatsanzeiger.
^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
^ "Schloss Staufenberg in Durbach" (in German).
^ "Museum für Aktuelle Kunst – Sammlung Hurrle Durbach" (in German). art Magazin. Archived from the original on 2017-10-03. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
^ "Skulpturenpark-Durbach" (in German). Stadt Durbach. Archived from the original on 2017-10-04. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
^ "Der Ortenaukreis ist in Europa tief verwurzelt" (in German).
^ "Vom badischen Sizilianer zum echten Durbacher" (in German).