Kappelrodeck

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Municipality in Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Kappelrodeck within Ortenaukreis district

(2017–25) Stefan Hattenbach^[1]Area

• Total17.93 km² (6.92 sq mi)Elevation

220 m (720 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total6,176 • Density340/km² (890/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

77873–77876

Dialling codes07842Vehicle registrationOG, BH, KEL, LR, WOLWebsitewww.kappelrodeck.de

Kappelrodeck (Low Alemannic: Kabbl) is a town in Western Baden-Württemberg, Germany and belongs to the district of Ortenau. It is located at the western hillslope of the Black Forest in the valley Achertal. It is about 20 kilometres to the north of Offenburg and about 20 kilometres to the south of Baden-Baden. In clear weather, the city of Strasbourg in France can be seen which is roughly 25 kilometres to the west of Kappelrodeck.

History

Kappelrodeck was mentioned as A Capelle apud Rodecke in a document dated 1349. The town part Waldulm was documented a 100 years prior in 1244. The name relates to a chapel that was located below the castle Rodeck.^[3] Initially, Kappelrodeck was part of the land controlled by the prince-bishop of Strasbourg. During the Thirty Years' War and the French revolution, Kappelrodeck suffered from cruelties by every side. In 1803, Kappelrodeck was transferred to the house of Baden. In 1898, it was connected to the railway system. During the two world wars, the town itself was spared. After the second world war, it became part of the French zone.

Demographics

Population development:^[4]

Year	Inhabitants
1990	5,644
2001	5,827
2011	5,760
2021	6,146

References

^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 13 September 2021.
^ "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.
^ "Burg Rodeck". EBIDAT - Burgendatenbank.
^ "Kappelrodeck (Ortenaukreis, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland) - Einwohnerzahlen, Grafiken, Karte, Lage, Wetter und Web-Informationen". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2023-06-18.