Donaueschingen | |
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![]() Town hall and musicians' fountain in Donaueschingen | |
Coordinates: 47°57′11″N 08°30′12″E / 47.95306°N 8.50333°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Baden-Württemberg |
Admin. region | Freiburg |
District | Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis |
Subdivisions | Kernstadt und 7 Stadtteile |
Government | |
• Lord mayor | Erik Pauly (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 104.63 km2 (40.40 sq mi) |
Elevation | 686 m (2,251 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 22,431 |
• Density | 210/km2 (560/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 78151–78168 |
Dialling codes | 0771 |
Vehicle registration | VS |
Website | www |
Donaueschingen is a German town in the Black Forest in the southwest of the state of Baden-Württemberg in the Schwarzwald-Baar district.
As of 2003, it has about 21,300 people.
It stands near the confluence of the two sources of the river Danube (in German: Donau; the town's name is an eponym).
Donaueschingen stands in a basin within low mountainous terrain. It is about 13 kilometres (8.1 miles) south of Villingen-Schwenningen, 24 kilometres (15 miles) west of Tuttlingen, and about 30 kilometres (19 miles) north of the Swiss town of Schaffhausen. It is the second largest town in the district (Kreis) of Schwarzwald-Baar. The location of the town is favourable for its role as a regional rail hub.