Seelbach, Baden-Württemberg
# Seelbach, Baden-Württemberg

Seelbach is a town in the district of Ortenau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. The most popular Festival is the Katharinenmarkt on November.

## Geography

Seelbach is located on the western edge of the Black Forest in the Schutter Valley, south-eastern of Lahr.

### Neighboring communities

The following cities and towns share a border with Seelbach. They are listed clockwise starting in the north: Friesenheim, Biberach, Schuttertal, Ettenheim, Kippenheim and Lahr.

### The boroughs

There are three boroughs, Seelbach, Wittelbach and Schönberg.

## Government

### Town council

After the last election in June 2009, the town council consists of 18 seats. The members belong to political parties as follows

| Party | Seats |
| - | - |
| CDU | 7 |
| FBI | 6 |
| SPD | 5 |

### Mayor

The mayor is elected by the citizens for a term of 8 years. He's also the head of the town council.

Mayors since 1831

* 1831–1832: Vogt Schöttgen (signs the first time with „Bürgermeister“)
* 1832–1838: Karl Obert
* 1838–1844: Michael Schäfer
* 1849–1875: Xaver Räpple
* 1875–1886: Franz Anton Benz
* 1886–1910: Christian Himmelsbach
* 1910–1919: Josef Heizmann
* 1919–1923: Wilhelm Brucker
* 1923–1945: Theodor Simon
* 1945–1946: Georg Hartmann
* 1946–1948: Alfred Himmelsbach
* 1948–1957: Josef Fehrenbach
* 1957–1977: Alfred Dreyer
* 1977–1993: Walter Dilger
* 1993–2007: Klaus Muttach
* 2008–present: Thomas Schäfer

## People, culture & architecture

### Events

The Katharinenmarkt is a weekend long historic market that takes place annually in November since 1455. It is visited by nearly 20000 visitors.

## Twin town

Seelbach is twinned with Zillebeke in the Flemish province of West Flanders in Belgium.

