Todtnau is a town in the district of Lörrach in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. As of 2009 its population was of 4,932.

Geography

It is situated in the Black Forest, on the river

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, 20 km southeast of Freiburg. The municipality counts 8 civil parishes (''Ortsteil''): * Wappen Aftersteg

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Geschwend * Wappen Herrenschwand

Herrenschwand * Wappen Muggenbrunn

Muggenbrunn * Wappen Praeg

Präg *

Schlechtnau * Wappen Todtnauberg

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Personalities

Karl Nessler Charles Nessler (2 May 1872 in Todtnau, Germany – 22 January 1951 in Harrington Park, New Jersey, USA) was the inventor of the permanent wave. Life Karl Nessler was the son of Rosina (née Laitner) and Bartholomäus Nessler, a cobbler in ...

, inventor of the

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was born here. *

Martin Heidegger Martin Heidegger (; ; 26 September 188926 May 1976) was a German philosopher who is best known for contributions to phenomenology, hermeneutics, and existentialism. He is among the most important and influential philosophers of the 20th centur ...

had a chalet in

Photogallery

File:Todtnauer Wasserfall 2.jpg, Todtnau waterfall File:Todtnau-Geschwend, Kirche St. Wendelin.jpg, The church of Geschwend File:Schwarzwald - Panoramic view of Todtnau.jpg, Panoramic view of Todtnau File:Todtnau, die Sankt Johannes der Täuferkirche positie2 foto3 2013-07-26 10.03.jpg, Todtnau, church: die Sankt Johannes der Täuferkirche File:Schlechtnau, kapel in straatzicht foto6 2013-07-26 10.33.jpg, Schlechtnau, chapel in the street File:Muggenbrunn, die Sankt Cornelius Kirche in straatzicht foto2 2013-07-25 16.36.jpg, Muggenbrunn, church (die Sankt Cornelius Kirche) in the street File:Aftersteg, die Sankt Anna Kirche foto1 2013-07-25 17.07.jpg, Aftersteg, church: die Sankt Anna Kirche

References

External links

www.todtnau.de Todtnau official website

Information about and images
Towns in Baden-Württemberg Lörrach (district) Baden {{Lörrach-geo-stub