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Lörrach

Western Europe

Lorrach is a city in southwest Germany, in the valley of the Wiese, close to the French and Swiss borders, and is the district seat of the district of Lorrach in Baden-Wurttemberg. It is home to a number of large employers, including the Milka chocolate factory owned by Mondelez International, and its population has grown from only 10,794 in 1905 to over 50,000 today.

Facts
Population
47,002 1
Founding Year
751 2
Founding Year
751 2
Sources
1. GeoNames: Lörrach
GeoNames geonameid 2875881 (Lörrach), cities500/allCountries bulk dump, matched by primary name + country + coordinates within 25km (w-bbfill-geography6-0926)View the Source
2. Wikipedia (German): Lörrach
Wikipedia (German)
  • Source text, founding-year-range-start: 751
    September 751 dokumentiert Lörrach erstmals.
  • Source text, founding-year-range-end: 751
    September 751 dokumentiert Lörrach erstmals.
  • Source text, founding-year: 751
    September 751 dokumentiert Lörrach erstmals.
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Lorrach (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
Lörrach (Wikipedia)
On Continent: Europe, Lead paragraph names Germany; continent follows from the atlas record for Germany
Quote, On Continent: Europe, Lead paragraph names Germany; continent follows from the atlas record for Germany
Lörrach (German pronunciation: [ˈlœʁax] ) is a city in southwest Germany
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