Kandern is a city in southwestern Germany in the state of Baden-Württemberg, in the Kreis (district) of Lörrach.

Today, Kandern has a large community of English-speaking residents as a result of the presence of Black Forest Academy.

North of Kandern is the Blauen or Hochblauen, one of the highest mountains in the Southern Black Forest.

Through Kandern runs the well-known Westweg, a hiking trail through the Black Forest from Pforzheim to Basel.

The document states that one Gundoson bought iron in loco municipalitum Chantra super fluvium Hantra ("in the area of the town of Kandern on the river Kander").

The annals of the abbey from the same period mention deliveries of iron from Kandern, showing that by the 8th century it was already a recognized location.

St. Gallen was a powerful Imperial abbey, and acquired considerable territory around Kandern in the early Middle Ages.

As a result of defeat in the Investiture Controversy, St. Gallen had to transfer its interests in the area to other monasteries, including St. Alban's in Basel.

In 1974, the surrounding villages of Feuerbach, Holzen, Riedlingen, Sitzenkirch, Tannenkirch, and Wollbach joined the town of Kandern, which then had the necessary population to reclaim the Stadtrecht.

A stork refuge was built in Holzen in 1979 in hopes of re-establishing the large birds in the area, where they used to be common in medieval and early modern times.

The storks have spread over a wide area, and are particularly noticeable in their nests on church steeples throughout the Markgräflerland.

Wine production is an important part of the local agriculture, with 1473 ares of vineyards in the area around the village.

This village in the valley of the Feuerbach creek was already settled by the early Alamanni tribes in Roman times, as excavation of burials in the area has shown.

In clear weather Tannenkirch has a good view of the Alsace, the Black Forest, the Jura and the peaks of the Bernese Alps.

Kaltenherberge, today a riding stable, was originally a post station on the route from Basel to Frankfurt.

The main commercial activity is agriculture and vineyards (around 2262 are - 22.62 hectares), as well as local tradesmen and an implement dealership.

There are two museums in Wollbach, one of the painter Max Böhlen in his former house (today a restaurant), and a historical Lime kiln in Nebenau.

Since that time, all seals and images of the arms have shown this symbol, though its size and shape have changed considerably.

Heimat- und Keramikmuseum Kandern (Homeland and Ceramic Museum) The Bernese painter, Max Böhlen (1902–1971), lived and worked from 1939 in Kandern-Egerten.

[13] Iron ore mining was an important activity in Kandern area until the 19th century, but is no longer practiced.

Black Forest Academy (BFA), an English-speaking private school (grades 5-12) is also located in Kandern.