Kirchzarten
| Kirchzarten | ||
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  Kirchzarten | ||
Location of Kirchzarten within Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district 
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| Coordinates: 47°58′N 7°57′E / 47.967°N 7.950°ECoordinates: 47°58′N 7°57′E / 47.967°N 7.950°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Baden-Württemberg | |
| Admin. region | Freiburg | |
| District | Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Andreas Hall | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 21.14 km2 (8.16 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 9,898 | |
| • Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 79199 | |
| Dialling codes | 07661 | |
| Vehicle registration | FR | |
| Website | www.kirchzarten.de | |
Aerial view of Kirchzarten
Kirchzarten is a town in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in the federal-state of Baden-Württemberg in southwestern Germany.
A Zionist agricultural training farm was founded in Kirchzarten in 1919 to prepare young people to become farmers in Palestine [Eretz Israel].[2]
The Kirchzarten synagogue had a set of Jugendstil windows by artist Friedrich Adler, who made a duplicate set now in the Tel Aviv Museum of Art.[2]
Gallery
Kirchzarten, townhall
Kirchzarten, church: die Sankt Gallus Kirche
Zarten, church
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