Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald

Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald
Brisgau-Haute-Forêt-Noire (French)
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Adm. regionFreiburg
CapitalFreiburg
Government
  District admin.Christian Ante
Area
  Total
1,378.4 km2 (532.2 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2023)
  Total
271,977
  Density200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationFR
Websitebreisgau-hochschwarzwald.de

Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald (French: Arrondissement de Brisgau-Haute-Forêt-Noire) is a Landkreis (district) in the southwest of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Fifty towns and municipalities with 133 settlements lie within the district. The district itself belongs to the region of Freiburg with the region of Southern Upper Rhine.

The municipal offices are in the city of Freiburg im Breisgau which is almost entirely surrounded by Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, but is independent of it. In addition, the council has three satellite offices in Müllheim, Titisee-Neustadt and Breisach am Rhein.