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Breisach am Rhein

Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany · Europe

About Breisach am Rhein

Breisach am Rhein works well as a base: 10 minutes from Neuf-Brisach, 22km from Route des Vins d'Alsace.

Breisach am Rhein is a town located in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. With a population of 14,367, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, Breisach am Rhein sits in Germany, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Berlin time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Breisach am Rhein to your route.

About Breisach am Rhein

Breisach am Rhein (German pronunciation: [ˈbʁaɪzax ʔam ˈʁaɪn], lit. 'Breisach on the Rhine'; formerly Alt-Breisach, lit. 'Old Breisach', in contrast to "New Breisach"; Low Alemannic: Alt-Brisach), commonly known as Breisach, is a town with approximately 16,500 inhabitants, situated along the Rhine in the Rhine Valley,

Read more in the district Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, about halfway between Freiburg and Colmar — 20 kilometres away from each — and about 60 kilometres north of Basel near the Kaiserstuhl. A bridge leads over the Rhine to Neuf-Brisach, Alsace. Its name is Celtic and means breakwater. The root Breis can also be found in the French word briser meaning to break. The hill on which Breisach came into existence was — at least when there was a flood — in the middle of the Rhine, until the Rhine was straightened by the engineer Johann Gottfried Tulla in the 19th century, thus breaking its surge.

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Breisach am Rhein is located in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, Europe. The coordinates are 48.0328 latitude, 7.5829 longitude.

What is the population of Breisach am Rhein?

Breisach am Rhein has a population of approximately 14,367 people, making it a town in Germany.

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Quick Information

Population
14,367
Continent
Europe
Country
Germany
Region
Baden-Wurttemberg
Timezone
Europe/Berlin
Coordinates
48.0328, 7.5829

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Germany

Police
110
Ambulance
112
Fire
112
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right

ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.

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Worth the detour from Breisach am Rhein

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

landmark

Colmar Old Town

A fairy-tale Alsatian town with brilliantly colored half-timbered houses along the canals of its 'Little Venice' quarter.

18 km · about 20 min drive

landmark

Freiburg im Breisgau

The sunny gateway to the Black Forest, with a Gothic minster, Bächle waterways in the old town, and a vibrant university atmosphere.

20 km · about 25 min drive

cathedral

Freiburg Minster

A red-sandstone Gothic masterpiece whose lacy openwork spire towers over a market square at the edge of the Black Forest.

20 km · about 25 min drive

landmark

Eguisheim

A concentric wine village of cobbled lanes spiralling around its castle, voted favourite village of France.

21 km · about 25 min drive

famous road

Route des Vins d'Alsace

A 170 km wine road threading flower-decked villages and vine-clad hills below the Vosges mountains.

22 km · about 25 min drive

cafe

Maison Ferber

Village bakery in Niedermorschwihr where Christine Ferber, the 'jam fairy' revered by top pastry chefs worldwide, hand-cooks over 200,000 jars a year in copper pots; gourmets detour off the Wine Route for her kougelhopf and mirabelle preserves.

24 km · about 30 min drive

landmark

Riquewihr

One of the most beautiful villages in France, a perfectly preserved medieval wine village enclosed within 16th-century ramparts.

26 km · about 30 min drive

famous road

Alsace Wine Route

A 170-kilometer scenic wine road winding through vine-covered hills and storybook villages from Marlenheim to Thann.

26 km · about 30 min drive

Driving roads near Breisach am Rhein

  • 22 kmRoute des Vins d'AlsaceA 170 km wine road threading flower-decked villages and vine-clad hills below the Vosges mountains.
  • 26 kmAlsace Wine RouteA 170-kilometer scenic wine road winding through vine-covered hills and storybook villages from Marlenheim to Thann.
  • 36 kmFeldbergThe Black Forest's highest summit at 1,493 m offers Alps-to-Vosges panoramas and a chairlift up to the windswept ridge.
  • 39 kmGrand BallonThe highest summit of the Vosges at 1424 m, crowning the Route des Crêtes with all-round Alsace views.
  • 47 kmMont Sainte-OdileClifftop abbey at 764 m on a Vosges spur, Alsace's holiest site, with terrace views across the Rhine plain and the mysterious 10-km 'Pagan Wall' megalithic enclosure in the woods below.
  • 60 kmBallon d'Alsace SummitGrassy 1,247 m summit at the meeting point of Alsace, Lorraine and Franche-Comte, reached by a classic hairpinned climb first raced in the 1905 Tour de France; views stretch to Mont Blanc on clear days.

Driving in Germany

Drives on
the right
Petrol
~€1.78/litre
Motorway tolls
None

When to drive here

April to October

Nearby Destinations

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Neuf-Brisach

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Ihringen

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5 km awayPop. 5,833

Kunheim

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Wolfgantzen

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Oberrotweil

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