Freiburg is one of the four administrative divisions (German: Regierungsbezirke) of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located in the south-west of the country. It covers the Black Forest (Schwarzwald) hills as well as the Rhine valley. It is sub-divided into the three regions (Regionalverband) of Hochrhein-Bodensee, Schwarzwald-Baar-Heuberg and Südlicher Oberrhein. It is divided into nine districts and 294 municipalities.
Freiburg
Regierungsbezirk Freiburg | |
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 Map of Baden-Württemberg highlighting Freiburg | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Region seat | Freiburg |
| Government | |
| • District President | Bärbel Schäfer (Independent) |
| Area | |
• Total | 9,347 km2 (3,609 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2022)[1] | |
• Total | 2,322,689 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €100.002 billion (2022) |
| Website | https://rp.baden-wuerttemberg.de/rpf/Seiten/default.aspx |
| Kreise (districts) |
Kreisfreie Städte' (district-free towns) |
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Economy
editThe Gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was 86.9 billion € in 2018, accounting for 2.6% of German economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was €35,300 or 117% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was 97% of the EU average.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
- ^ "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat". Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "Regional GDP per capita ranged from 30% to 263% of the EU average in 2018". Eurostat.