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Freiburg im Breisgau

Freiburg im Breisgau (German: [ˈfʁaɪbʊʁk ʔɪm ˈbʁaɪsɡaʊ] ; German: Freiburg im Breisgau), usually called simply Freiburg, is an independent city in the state of Baden-Württemberg in south-western Germany. With a population of about 231,848 (as of 2021), it is the fourth-largest city in that state after Stuttgart, Mannheim and Karlsruhe. Its built-up area has a population of about 355,000 (2021)[3] while the greater Freiburg metropolitan area ("Einzugsgebiet") has about 660,000 (2018).[4]

"Freiburg" redirects here. For Freiberg in Saxony, see Freiberg. For Fribourg in Switzerland, see Fribourg. For the French hamlet, see Friburge. For other uses, see Freiburg (disambiguation).

Freiburg im Breisgau

41 districts

153.07 km2 (59.10 sq mi)

278 m (912 ft)

236,140

1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi)

354,500

656,753 Oberrhein

79098–79117

0761, 07664, 07665

Freiburg straddles the Dreisam river at the foot of a Schlossberg and acts as the hub of the Breisgau region on the western edge of the Black Forest. An old university town and archiepiscopal seat, it was incorporated in the early 12th century and soon became a commercial, intellectual and ecclesiastical center for the Upper Rhine region. It is known for its Medieval minster and Renaissance university as well as for its high standard of living and advanced environmental practices.


The city is situated in the heart of the major Baden wine-growing region and, together with Offenburg, serves as a tourist entry-point to the scenic Black Forest. According to meteorological statistics, Freiburg is one of the warmest cities in Germany, and it held the all-time German temperature record of 40.2 °C (104.4 °F) from 2003 to 2015.[5][6]

an arboretum in the suburb of Günterstal

Arboretum Freiburg-Günterstal

Freiburg Botanic Garden

University of Freiburg

the newly renovated library features a modern design

University Library Freiburg

which, in Dario Argento's 1977 horror film Suspiria, served as the Dance Academy, the film's central location

The Whale House

Augustiner Museum

Freiburg Munster

Schauinsland

Schlossberg

Colombischlössle Archeological Museum

Green spaces

a sustainable eco-community

Vauban, Freiburg

Cobblestone mosaics

Kybfelsen Castle

of Rotterdam (1466–1536), Dutch Renaissance humanist and theologian[33]

Desiderius Erasmus

(c. 1310–1388), fabled alchemist who introduced gunpowder to Germany[34]

Berthold Schwarz

(c.1470–1520), Renaissance cartographer[35]

Martin Waldseemüller

Inside the belfry of Freiburg Minster

Inside the belfry of Freiburg Minster

Landscape from the Schlossberg Tower

Landscape from the Schlossberg Tower

Historic Merchants Hall at the Münsterplatz

Historic Merchants Hall at the Münsterplatz

View of Freiburg

View of Freiburg

Freiburg 1944

Freiburg 1944

Fish Fountain

Fish Fountain

Main cemetery Freiburg

Main cemetery Freiburg

Vauban, Freiburg, a sustainable model district

Vauban, Freiburg, a sustainable model district

Käflein, Achim (photographs); Huber, Alexander (German text) (2008). Trefzer-Käflein, Annette (ed.). Freiburg. Freund, BethAnne (English translation). Freiburg: edition-kaeflein.de.  978-3-940788-01-6. OCLC 301982091.

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– a collaboration between the City of Freiburg and The Academy of Urbanism

The Freiburg Charter for Sustainable Urbanism