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.

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

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
 * 2008–2023: Thomas Schäfer
 * 2023–present: Michael Moser

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.