Berghaupten
Coordinates48°24′25″N 07°59′13″E
StateBaden-Württemberg
RegionFreiburg
DistrictOrtenaukreis
Elevation172
Area9.69
Postal code77791
Area code07803
LicenceOG, BH, KEL, LR, WOL
Gemeindeschlüssel08 3 17 009
Websitewww.berghaupten.de
MayorPhilipp Clever[1]
Leader term2017–25

Berghaupten (Low Alemannic: Berghoupte) is a municipality in the district of Ortenau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Furthermore, it is a state-approved resort located in the Black Forest. Neighbouring municipalities are Ohlsbach (in the north), Gengenbach (in the east), Hohberg (in the south – west) as well as Offenburg (in the north-west).

History

On the nearby hill of Geißkopf (359 m) there is evidence of a Roman or Germanic military encampment.

Sport

Motorcycle speedway and grasstrack speedway is held at the Motorrad Grasbahn, approximately 1 kilometre north of the municipality off the Bellenwaldstraße.[2] The club MSC Berghaupten organise race meetings at the site,[3] one of which was the final of the German Individual Speedway Championship in 2013.[4]

References

  1. ^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 13 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Berghaupten Germany". Speedweek. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Home". MSC Berghaupten. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Historyczne Zestawienie Wynikow 1991-2013". Speedway History. Retrieved 22 March 2023.