Lauf (Baden)

The School Sisters of St. Francis (abbreviated SSSF) are an international religious congregation of Catholic sisters, part of the Third Order of Saint Francis, founded in 1874 in New Cassel, Wisconsin. The congregation’s mission covers the United States, Europe, Latin America and India.

Ottersweier is a municipality in western Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is part of the district of Rastatt, and lies between the larger towns Bühl and Achern.

Sasbachwalden is a Black Forest municipality in Western Baden-Württemberg, Germany, popular with tourists. It is located on the western slopes of mountain Hornisgrinde in the Northern Black Forest and belongs to the district of Ortenau. More than 70% of the town area are forest.

Windeck Castle (German: Burg Windeck), also Old Windeck Castle (Burg Alt-Windeck), is a ruined Black Forest spur castle which stands on a 378-metre-high spur in the Bühl district of Kappelwindeck, in the county of Rastatt in the German state of Baden-Württemberg.

Sasbach is a municipality in the district of Ortenau in Western Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

The city of Bühl (Low Alemannic: Bihl) is part of the district of Rastatt in the southwestern state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It has a history reaching back to the twelfth century and was formerly an agricultural town, especially famous for its plums. Bühl has a population of about 29,000, and is in the region between the Rhine Valley and the Black Forest. Today it is mainly an industrial town, especially in the car manufacturing supply industry. Yet it still has preserved its character and is also renowned for its good restaurants.Bühl is a town in the southwestern state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, about 10 km (6.2 mi) South of Baden-Baden. Bühl is the third largest town in Rastatt County (Landkreis), after Rastatt itself and Gaggenau. Due to its location, size and importance it has become a central place for numerous towns, townships and villages in the neighbourhood. Bühl was proclaimed a major district town (Große Kreisstadt) on 1 January 1973, after it lost its status as an independent county seat during municipal reforms in Baden-Württemberg. The following villages form the district town of Bühl: Altschweier, Balzhofen, Eisental, Kappelwindeck, Oberbruch, Oberweier, Moos, Neusatz, Rittersbach, Vimbuch, Weitenung. Bühl forms a joint administrative community with the municipality of Ottersweier.

Kappelrodeck (Low Alemannic: Kabbl) is a town in Western Baden-Württemberg, Germany and belongs to the district of Ortenau. It is located at the western hillslope of the Black Forest in the valley Achertal. It is about 20 kilometres to the north of Offenburg and about 20 kilometres to the south of Baden-Baden. In clear weather, the city of Strasbourg in France can be seen which is roughly 25 kilometres to the west of Kappelrodeck.

Bühlertal is a municipality in the district of Rastatt in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

Eisental is a village to the Northeast of Bühl (Baden) in the State of Baden-Württemberg in Southwest Germany. In 1972, Eisental became a suburb of the town of Bühl (Baden), together with the villages of Altschweier, Weitenung, Oberbruch, Balzhofen, Oberweier and Neusatz (Bühl). In 2004, the population of Eisental was about 2,000. Eisental itself is a result of a merger with three hemlocks, Horrenbach, Müllenbach and Affental.

Steinbach (Baden) is a town to the North of Bühl (Baden) in Baden-Württemberg, which is a state in Southwest Germany. In 1972 Steinbach became a suburb of the spa town of Baden-Baden, together with Neuweier and Varnhalt. In 2004, the population of Steinbach was about 5000.

Altschweier is a village to the east of the town of Bühl (Baden) in Southwest Germany. It is located in the Bühlot valley on both sides of the Bühlot stream extending into the foothills of the Black Forest mountain range. In 2004, the population of Altschweier was about 2100.

Neuweier is a village to the east of the town of Steinbach (Baden) in Southwest Germany. It is located in a valley on both sides of the Steinbach stream extending into the foothills of the Black Forest mountain range. Since 1972, Neuweier has become a suburb of the spa town of Baden-Baden, together with Steinbach and Varnhalt. In 2004, the population of Neuweier was about 2000.