Freiburg is situated in the center of the "Breisgauer Bucht" ("Breisgau Bay"). This is an area between the Kaiserstuhl (seat of the kaiser) - an extinct volcano directly on the eastern shore of the Rhine- and the mountain range of the Schwarzwald (Black Forest).

In subsequent years, the city evolved into an economic and political centre on the Eastern bank of the Upper Rhine. In 1821, the Bishops seat was moved from Constance to Freiburg. In 1899, Freiburg University was the first German university to accept a ... (more)