Wittnau

Wittnau is located around 7 kilometres south of Freiburg im Breisgau. With its 504 hectares of land, the municipality is part of a remarkable landscape. Its core is the Hexental valley, which opens up to the south of Freiburg, rising from an altitude of 259 metres above sea level to more than 400 metres at Wittnau and Biezighofen and at the same time widening into a 'wide floodplain'. On its western side it is flanked by the memorable motif of the Schönberg, while to the east the edge of the Black Forest falls steeply away. The settlement is characterised by three striking hills: Hasenbuck, Großer Buck and Kapuzinerbuck. They are still used for viticulture today. The eastern part of the district is part of the Grundgebirgsschwarzwald and extends to the western flank of Freiburg's 'local mountain' Schauinsland (1284m).