Winden im Elztal

Winden im Elztal
Winden im Elztal
Location of Winden im Elztal within Emmendingen district
Coordinates	48°9′13″N 8°2′36″E
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Freiburg
District	Emmendingen
Local subdivisions	2
Mayor	Clemens Bieniger
Basic statistics
Area	21.96 km2 (8.48 sq mi)
Elevation	292 m  (958 ft)
Population	2,828 (31 December 2010)
- Density	129 /km2 (334 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	EM
Postal code	79297
Area code	07682
Website	www.winden-im-elztal.de

Winden is a town in the district of Emmendingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

History

In a document by Pope Alexander III dating to 1178, the church mentioned a place called "wineden inferius et superius"^{[citation needed]} which refers to Niederwinden and Oberwinden(upper and lower winden in German),, first as a possession of the monastery of Waldkirch, as mentioned by St. Margaret.

Later by selling Niederwinden, the two districts were separated in 1293. In 1567 Austria took over Oberwinden and made it a part of the Habsburg possession in the Breisgau region of Further Austria^{[citation needed]}. By 1805 both districts were part of the Grand Duchy of Baden.

On 1 January 1975 the two communities were brought together through local government reform to create the community of Winden im Elztal.^{[citation needed]}