Weisweil is a municipality in the district of Emmendingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

Location

Weisweil is located several kilometres north of the Kaiserstuhl low mountain range and about 18 kilometres northwest of the local town Emmendingen In the Upper Rhine Valley. The Rhine forests and meadows of the Weisweil district became a protected area in 1998 to preserve the floodplains due to the diversity of species found there. Thus forming the Whyl-Weisweil Nature Reserve. The reserve extends in the north to the Leopold Canal and borders the Taubergießen Nature Reserve. The nearby Grand Canal d'Alsace which branches off at Weisweil on the French side of the Rhine river along with the construction of a Rhine water power plant created a barrage through which the main arm of the Rhine expands to a width of around 600 meters. A popular water sports area with a marina has developed here.

Neighbouring Municipalities

The municipalities of Rheinhausen, Kenzingen, Forchheim and Wyhl (located clockwise from north to south) border Weisweil. All located in the district of Emmendingen. To the west, the municipality borders on the Rhine, across from which is the border to France.

Politics

The local election on 25 May 2014 produced a voter turnout of 63.24%

Government Figures

The Bürgermeister (Mayor) Michael Baumann has been in office since January 2014, following the election in November 2013.

Administrative Group

Weisweil together with the neighbouring municipality of Rheinhausen and the towns of Herbolzheim and Kenzingen, form the municipal administration association "Kenzingen-Herbolzheim" based in Kenzingen.

Economy and Infrastructure

Residing Companies

Public Institutions

Local Services

Weisweil has a volunteer fire department, which on 9 June 2007 participated in a skit on the German television show "Verstehen Sie Spaß?". Additionally the town has a youth club referred to as JuWe. JuWe is described as a place where young people can meet and spend their free time together.

Educational Institutions

The town of Weisweil has a Grundschule (primary school). However, the towns Hauptschule (secondary school) has been closed.

Notable People

Members of the Community

People with connections to Weisweil