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Municipality in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Efringen-Kirchen
Location of Efringen-Kirchen within Lörrach district
Location of Efringen-Kirchen
Coordinates: 47°39′20″N 7°33′57″E / 47.65556°N 7.56583°E / 47.65556; 7.56583
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionFreiburg
DistrictLörrach
Subdivisions9
Government
 • Mayor (2022–30) Carolin Holzmüller[1] (FDP)
Area
 • Total
43.74 km2 (16.89 sq mi)
Elevation258 m (846 ft)
Population
(2024-12-31)[2]
 • Total
8,683
 • Density198.5/km2 (514.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
79588
Dialling codes07628
Vehicle registrationLÖ
Websitewww.efringen-kirchen.de

Efringen-Kirchen is a municipality in the district of Lörrach in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Fortifications

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During World War I fortifications were built at Istein; these were destroyed at the end of the war. In 1936 plans were drawn up to turn the location into the "Gibraltar of the West" with two kilometres of underground passages linking gun emplacements and bunkers. The site was to host an underground garage for over 100 tanks, 3600 men and as part of the Siegfried Line it would dwarf similar Maginot Line fortifications. Work began in 1937 and Hermann Göring visited in the spring of 1938. By 1939 several installations were complete but as the war progressed advantageously for the Germans in 1940 the site remained unfinished.[3]

Communities within Efringen-Kirchen

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  • Blansingen
  • Efringen
  • Egringen [de]
  • Huttingen
  • Istein
  • Kirchen
  • Kleinkems
  • Mappach
  • Maugenhard
  • Welmlingen
  • Wintersweiler[4]
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Efringen, reformed church
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Blansingen, church: the Peterskirche

Religion

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Churches

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References

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  1. ^ Bürgermeisterwahl Efringen-Kirchen 2022, Staatsanzeiger.
  2. ^ "Tabellengruppe 12411: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes zum 31. Dezember 2024" [Update of the population as of 31 December 2024] (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg.
  3. ^ Kaufmann JE, Kaufmann HW: "Fortress third Reich", page 128. DA Capo Press, 2003.
  4. ^ Efringen-Kirchen im Markgräflerland

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