Berghaupten (Low Alemannic: Berghoupte) is a municipality in the district of Ortenau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Furthermore, it is a state-approved resort located in the Black Forest. Neighbouring municipalities are Ohlsbach (in the north), Gengenbach (in the east), Hohberg (in the south – west) as well as Offenburg (in the north-west).

History

On the nearby hill of Geißkopf (359 m) there is evidence of a Roman or Germanic military encampment.

Sport

Motorcycle speedway and grasstrack speedway is held at the Motorrad Grasbahn, approximately 1 kilometre north of the municipality off the Bellenwaldstraße.[3] The club MSC Berghaupten organise race meetings at the site,[4] one of which was the final of the German Individual Speedway Championship in 2013.[5]

References

  1. ^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 13 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
  3. ^ "Berghaupten Germany". Speedweek. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Home". MSC Berghaupten. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Historyczne Zestawienie Wynikow 1991-2013". Speedway History. Retrieved 22 March 2023.