Schliengen
Sign in to saveSchliengen () is a municipality in southwestern Germany in the state of Baden-Württemberg, in the Kreis (district) of Lörrach. Schliengen's claim to international fame is the Battle of Schliengen (24 October 1796), fought between forces of the French Revolutionary army under Jean-Victor Moreau and the Austrian army under Karl von Österreich-Teschen. As both sides claimed victory, the battle is commemorated on a monument in Vienna and on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
Key facts
- German place.image_coa
- Wappen Schliengen.png
- German place.image_photo
- BW41 Schliengen.jpg
- German place.image_caption
- Schliengen
- German place.image_plan
- Schliengen in LÖ.svg
- German place.state
- Baden-Württemberg
- German place.region
- Freiburg
- German place.district
- Lörrach
- German place.elevation
- 250
- German place.area
- 37.46
- German place.postal_code
- 79418
- German place.area_code
- 07635
- German place.licence
- LÖ
- German place.Gemeindeschlüssel
- 08 3 36 078
- German place.divisions
- 5
- German place.website
- www.schliengen.de
- German place.mayor
- Christian Renkert
- German place.leader_term
- 2019–27
- German place.party
- CDU
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- Location
- Neighboring municipalities
- Boroughs (Ortsteile)
- History
- Religion
- Town council
- Town Twinning
- Culture and items of interest
- Buildings
- Culinary specialties
- Economy and infrastructure
- Transport
- Local businesses
- Education
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- Residents
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Schliengen () is a municipality in southwestern Germany in the state of Baden-Württemberg, in the Kreis (district) of Lörrach. Schliengen's claim to international fame is the Battle of Schliengen (24 October 1796), fought between forces of the French Revolutionary army under Jean-Victor Moreau and the Austrian army under Karl von Österreich-Teschen. As both sides claimed victory, the battle is commemorated on a monument in Vienna and on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
== Geography == === Location === The town of Schliengen is located in the Markgräflerland between Müllheim and the district town of Lörrach. The area of the municipality stretches from the Upper Rhine Plain (elev. 225 m/738 ft) to the top of the Blauen or Hochblauen (elev. 1165 m/3,822 ft).