# Ehrenkirchen

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**Ehrenkirchen** is a [municipality](/source/Municipalities_in_Germany) in the district of [Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald](/source/Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald) in [Baden-Württemberg](/source/Baden-W%C3%BCrttemberg), [Germany](/source/Germany).

## History

The villages of Ehrenstetten, Kirchhofen, Norsingen, Offnadingen, and Scherzingen were properties of [Saint Blaise Abbey, Black Forest](/source/Saint_Blaise_Abbey,_Black_Forest) until 1806, when they were [mediatized](/source/German_mediatization) to the [Grand Duchy of Baden](/source/Grand_Duchy_of_Baden). They were assigned to the district of [Staufen im Breisgau](/source/Staufen_im_Breisgau) until 1936, when they were reassigned to the district of [Freiburg im Breisgau](/source/Freiburg_im_Breisgau). As part of the [1973 Baden-Württemberg district reform](/source/1973_Baden-W%C3%BCrttemberg_district_reform), they were assigned to the new district of [Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald](/source/Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald). Over 1973 and 1974, the five villages merged into a single municipality, Ehrenkirchen, whose name was a combination of the largest towns, Ehrenstetten and Kirchhofen.[1][2]

## Geography

The municipality (*[Gemeinde](/source/Municipalities_of_Germany)*) of Ehrenkirchen is located in the [Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald](/source/Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald) district of [Baden-Württemberg](/source/Baden-W%C3%BCrttemberg), a [state](/source/States_of_Germany) of the [Federal Republic of Germany](/source/Federal_Republic_of_Germany). It is 13 kilometers (8.1 mi) south of [Freiburg im Breisgau](/source/Freiburg_im_Breisgau), the capital of [the region](/source/Freiburg_(region)) to which it is assigned. The municipal area is physically located in the [Markgräflerland](/source/Markgr%C3%A4flerland), along the [Möhlin](/source/M%C3%B6hlin_(Rhine)), a tributary of the [Rhine](/source/Rhine). Elevation above sea level in the municipal area ranges from a high of 913 meters (2,995 ft) [Normalnull](/source/Normalnull) (NN) at the top of the Stutzkopf to a low of 213 meters (699 ft) NN on the Möhlin.[2]

The Federally-protected Ölberg Ehrenstetten [nature reserve](/source/Naturschutzgebiet) is located in Ehrenkirchen's municipal area.[2]

## Politics

Ehrenkirchen has five boroughs (*Ortsteile*): Ehrenstetten, Kirchhofen, Norsingen, Offnadingen, and Scherzingen.[2]

### Coat of arms

The municipal [coat of arms](/source/Coat_of_arms) for Ehrenkirchen displays two images inspired by aspects of the municipality and its history, [impaled](/source/Impalement_(heraldry)) upon the same [blazon](/source/Blazon). The left image is of wine grapes, in [yellow](/source/Or_(heraldry)), above a yellow [three-pointed hill](/source/Mount_(heraldry)) upon a [field](/source/Field_(heraldry)) of [red](/source/Gules). These images refer to the regional history of [viticulture](/source/Viticulture), particularly on the slopes of the [Batzenberg](/source/Batzenberg),[3] Kirchberg and Ölberg.[4] The right image displays a [blue](/source/Azure_(heraldry)) stag, standing and facing to the left, upon a field of yellow. The stag is taken from the coat of arms of Saint Blaise Abbey, whose [tincture](/source/Tincture_(heraldry)) was also used for Ehrenkirchen's, but spread around to abide by the [rule of tincture](/source/Rule_of_tincture). The coat of arms was approved for official use by Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district office on 21 March 1977.[2]

## Economy

The economy of Ehrenkirchen is based on tourism, viticulture, and an industrial sector that has been growing since the 1990s.[2]

### Transportation

Ehrenkirchen is connected to [Germany's network of roadways](/source/Driving_in_Germany) by [Bundesstraße 3](/source/Bundesstra%C3%9Fe_3) and to its railways by the [Mannheim–Karlsruhe–Basel railway](/source/Mannheim%E2%80%93Karlsruhe%E2%80%93Basel_railway), which has a stop in Norsingen.[2]

## References

1. *[Kirchhofen](https://www.alemannische-seiten.de/deutschland/ehrenkirchen_kirchhofen.php)*, alemannische-seiten.de

1. ["Ehrenkirchen"](https://www.leo-bw.de/web/guest/detail-gis/-/Detail/details/ORT/labw_ortslexikon/9509/Ehrenkirchen) (in German). *[LEO-BW](/source/LEO-BW)*. [Baden-Württemberg](/source/Baden-W%C3%BCrttemberg). Retrieved 26 July 2020.

1. *[Batzenberg](https://www.alemannische-seiten.de/deutschland/ehrenkirchen_batzenberg.php)*, alemannische-seiten.de

1. [Alemannic Pages:](https://www.alemannische-seiten.de/deutschland/ehrenkirchen_oelberg-ehrenstetten.php) Ölberg

## External links

- (in German)

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