Markgräflerland

Markgräflerland (German: [ˈmaʁkɡʁɛːflɐˌlant]) is a region in the southwest of Germany, in the south of the German federal state of Baden-Württemberg, located between the Breisgau in the north and the Black Forest in the east; adjacent to west with France and in the south with Switzerland.

In 1556 the Markgraf (Margrave) became Protestant following the actions of the German monk Martin Luther.

The river Rhine marks the frontier to France in the west and Switzerland in the south.

Markgräflerland is considered to be part of the transnational metropolitan area that includes Freiburg, Basel, and Mulhouse.

Markgräflerland includes (among others) the following locations: Auggen, Badenweiler, Ballrechten-Dottingen, Betberg, Binzen, Bollschweil, Britzingen, Buggingen, Dattingen, Dossenbach, Efringen-Kirchen, Eimeldingen, Gersbach, Hach, Hartheim am Rhein, Hammerstein, Hausen im Wiesental, Heitersheim, Hügelheim, Inzlingen, Kandern, Kleinkems, Lörrach, Malsburg, Marzell, Müllheim, Neuenburg, Neuenweg, Riedlingen, Schliengen, Schopfheim, Seefelden, Steinen, Sulzburg, Tegernau, Vögisheim, Weil am Rhein, Wies, Wieslet, Weitenau, Wollbach.