Schönau im Schwarzwald is a town in the district of Lörrach in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated in the Black Forest, on the river Wiese, 35km northeast of Basel, Switzerland, and 23km south of Freiburg. It is also the birthplace of current Germany men's football coach Joachim Löw.Mayors 1945–1946: Albert Gutmann 1946–1956: Karl Zimmermann 1957–1977: Ludwig Morath 1977–1993: Richard Böhler 1993–2012: Bernhard Seger since 2012: Peter Schelshorn .Sons and daughters of the city Fridolin Dietsche (1861-1908), sculptor Karl Geiler (1878-1953), legal scientist and politician Albert Leo Schlageter (1894-1923), German Freikorps fighter Joachim Löw (born 1960), German footballer and coach, since 1 August 2006 Bundestrainer of the German national football team Markus Löw (born 1961), former footballer and today's coach