Gengenbach
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Gengenbach is a town in the Ortenaukreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany and a famous tourist destination on the western edge of the Black Forest with about 11000 inhabitants. Gengenbach is famous for its traditional swabian-alemanic Carnival (Fasend), the historical medieval Old Town (Altstadt) and the world's biggest Advent calendar (The 24 windows of the 18th century City Hall are the "doors"). In Gengenbach is a division of the University of Applied Science Offenburg.
The Twin City of Gengenbach is Obernai, (Alsace), (France)
History
Gengenbach was founded in the 13th century and became Imperial Free City in 1360.
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