Elzach

Elzach is a town in the district of Emmendingen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the river Elz, 26 km northeast of Freiburg.GeographyThe town of Elzach is located at the eastern border of the district of Emmendingen and borders on the district of the Ortenaukreis and the Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis. Topographically is the area characterised by the river valley of the Elz and the local hill called Rohrhardsberg. Also Elzach belongs to the Breisgau area and is located at the edge of the Southern Black Forest Nature Park.Urban districts Elzach Yach Prechtal Oberprechtal KatzenmoosInternational relationsTwin towns – Sister citiesElzach is twinned with: Worthing, United Kingdom Ville, France Telfs, AustriaSons and daughters of the town Hermann Dietrich (1879-1954) German politician of the liberal German Democratic Party, minister during the Weimar Republic