Donaueschingen

Donaueschingen is a German metropolis inside the Black Forest within the southwest of the federal kingdom of Baden Wurttemberg inside the Schwarzwald Baar Kreis. It stands close to the confluence of the 2 sources of the river Danube. Donaueschingen stands in a basin inside low mountainous terrain. It is located approximately 13 km south of Villingen Schwenningen, 24 km west of Tuttlingen, and approximately 30 km north of the Swiss town of Schaffhausen. In 2015 the population changed into 21,750, making it the second largest metropolis in the district of Schwarzwald Baar.

It is a regional rail hub. Donaueschingen is first recorded as Esginga in 889 the present day shape of the call is first attested in 1292. In 1283, Rudolph von Habsburg granted the principality of Baar and Donaueschingen to Heinrich von Furstenberg. The rights to brew beer become additionally linked with this supply. This is the source of the Royal Furstenberg Brewery. In 1488, possessions become surpassed to the Count of Furstenberg Baar. From the 18th Century it became the residence of the Princes of Furstenberg. In 1806, Donaueschingen came below the rule of thumb of the Grand Duchy of Baden and become granted township in 1810.