Bühl (Baden)

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Art = Stadt
Name = Bühl
Wappen = Wappen Buehl Baden.pnglat_deg = 48 |lat_min = 41 |lat_sec = 43
lon_deg = 8 |lon_min = 8 |lon_sec = 6
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Baden-Württemberg
Regierungsbezirk = Karlsruhe
Landkreis = Rastatt
Höhe = 138
Fläche = 73.21
Einwohner = 29439
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 77801–77815
PLZ-alt = 7580
Vorwahl = 07223
Kfz = RA
Gemeindeschlüssel = 08 2 16 007
Gliederung = 11
Adresse = Hauptstraße 47
77815 Bühl
Website = [http://www.buehl.de/ www.buehl.de]
Bürgermeister = Hans Striebel
Partei = CDUThe city of Bühl is part of the district of Rastatt in the south-western state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It has a population of about 29,000, and is situated in the region between the Rhine Valley and the Black Forest.

It has a history reaching back to the 12th century and was formerly an agricultural town, especially famous for its plums.

Today it is mainly an industrial town, with a high number of working places, especially in the car manufacturing supply industry. Yet it still has preserved its character and is also renowned for its good restaurants. Bühl has twin cities in France (Villefranche-sur-Saône), Spain (Vilafranca del Penedès), Saxonia, Germany (Schkeuditz), and Kalarasch (Moldovia). Besides the main city, there are also several smaller villages that belong to Bühl. Those are:

*Kappelwindeck: Has belonged to Bühl longer than the other villages, and today it is hard to distinguish between parts of the main city and Kappelwindeck.

*Altschweier: Situated in the valley of Bühlertal Altschweier, it there where the first hills and the gentle vineyards begin. From some of the more elevated places in Altschweier you have a look at great panorames far over the Rhine valley to the neighbouring Alsace and to the Vosges in France.

*Balzhofen: Located about five and a half kilometers from the main city of Bühl in the Rhine Valley. It became part of Bühl in 1973 and has about 700 inhabitants.

*Eisental: Situated just at the beginning of the black forest and has got three parts: Müllenbach, Affental und Eisental. Together they have about 2000 inhabitants. Affental is where the local wine "Affentaler" comes from.

*Moos: Situated in the Rhine Valley and about 8 kilometers away from the city centre. Today it has about 800 inhabitants.

*Neusatz: Situated in the Black Forest and has about 2600 inhabitants. There are at least two carnival societies.

*Oberbruch

*Oberweier

*Vimbuch

*Weitenung

References

[http://www.buehl.de Bühl city website] [http://www.websters.net/blackforest/rastatt.html Websters]