Schopfheim is a town in the
district of Lörrach in
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...
,
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ...
. It is situated on the river
Wiese
Wiese may refer to:
Places Modern day
* Wiese (Apfeldorf), a village in Apfeldorf, Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria, Germany
* Wiese (Märkische Heide), a village in Märkische Heide, Oder-Spree, Brandenburg, Germany
* Wiese (Much), a village in Much ...
, 10 km north of
Rheinfelden Rheinfelden may refer to:
Places
* Rheinfelden (Baden), a town in the county of Lörrach in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
* Rheinfelden (Aargau), a town in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland
* Rheinfelden District, a district in the Swiss canton of Aa ...
, and 13 km east of
Lörrach
Lörrach () is a town in southwest Germany, in the valley of the Wiese, close to the French and the Swiss borders. It is the capital of the district of Lörrach in Baden-Württemberg. It is the home of a number of large employers, including the ...
.
The town is the birthplace of
Gisela Oeri,
Max Picard, and
Arno Villringer.
Transport
The
Wiese Valley Railway runs through the town and serves four stations: , , , and .
Gallery
Schopfheim, straatzicht die Hauptstrasse foto5 2013-07-26 13.53.jpg, Market square
Schopfheim, die evangelische Kirche foto2 2013-07-26 13.46.jpg, Reformed church
Schopfheim, die katholische Kirche foto3 2013-07-26 13.57.JPG, Catholic church
References
Lörrach (district)
Baden
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