Zell im Wiesental
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Zell im Wiesental | |
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Location of Zell im Wiesental within Lörrach district | |
Coordinates: 47°42′25″N 07°51′05″E / 47.70694°N 7.85139°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Baden-Württemberg |
Admin. region | Freiburg |
District | Lörrach |
Government | |
• Mayor (2017–25) | Peter Palme[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 36.13 km2 (13.95 sq mi) |
Elevation | 443 m (1,453 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 6,279 |
• Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 79669 |
Dialling codes | 07625 |
Vehicle registration | LÖ |
Website | www.zell-im-wiesental.de |
Zell im Wiesental is a town in the
The town is famous for being the birthplace of Constanze Weber, wife of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Gallery
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Zell im Wiesental, church (Stadtpfarrkirche) in the street
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Mambach, goat with chapel (die Maria Frieden Kapelle)
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Atzenbach, view to a street
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Silbersau, road panorama
Personalities
Franz Fridolin Weber (1733-1779), was born as the son of an official in Zell. In 1754, at the age of 21, he was also appointed an official by Freiherr Ignaz Ludwig von Schönau, and in 1756 he married the Cäcilia Stamm from Mannheim. On January 5, 1762, Weber's daughter Constanze Mozart (died 1842), was born in Zell, who later married Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Another daughter of Weber, also born in Zell, was the singer and vocal pedagogue Aloysia Weber, (died 1839), who was born in the city between 1759 and 1761. Johann Faller was born in Todtnau, but he worked in the Zell textile industry and was responsible for social issues in Zell, including the founding of a reading society and the Zell fire brigade, As a deputy of the Second Chamber of the Badische Standesgemeinschaft, he also managed the construction of several streets in the Upper Wiesenental.[3]
Severin Kern (1900-1986) was from 1950 to 1972 lord mayor of Villingen.
In 1903 Karl Müller was born as the son of a textile worker in Zell. He was persecuted, imprisoned and forced to serve in the
Also from Zell is the bank manager and art collector Manfred Meier-Preschany (1929-2014).
Transport
The municipality has a railway station, Zell (Wiesental). It is the northern terminus of the Wiese Valley Railway.
Other sons and daughters of the town
- Josepha Hofer(1761-1819), soprano
- Rudolf Vogel (1882-1972), material researcher and metallographer
References
- ^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 13 September 2021.
- Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
- ^ Internetauftritt der Stadt Zell: Johann Faller.
- ISBN 978-3-86153-561-4.