Wolfach (Low Alemannic: Wolfä) is a town in the Black Forest and part of the Ortenaukreis in Baden-Württemberg (Germany) and borders the Freudenstadt and Rottweil districts.

Under Emperor Vespasian, the Roman Empire may have built a trade and military road from Offenburg to Rottweil which passed near the town around 73 AD.

The noble De Wolphaha family is thought to have lived in the Ruine Wolfach, a hilltop castle that lay north of the town center and was built in the late 11th century.

As early as the 15th century, the lumber trade was an important source of income for Wolfach because of its location in the Black Forest.

Timber rafting continued until the late 19th century when quicker and more efficient railways deemed the practice obsolete.

The most significant expansion was the Straßburger Hof, a suburban area which extends to the west of the town center and began construction in 1927.

In the past years the city council consisted of: The current mayor of Wolfach is Thomas Geppert, who was first elected in 2015.

It is believed that they adopted the wolf trap sign as their banner having cleared the area of wolves to establish the town.