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Welcome to Kenzingen and Freiburg, Germany

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• KenzingenKenzingen– Main information

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Kenzingen – main information

• Kenzingen is situated in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg in south western Germany next to Freiburg (25 km) and the French and Swiss border

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Kenzingen

Some facts

* Kenzingen was founded in 1249 by the nobleman Rudolf II of Uesenberg• It has about 9,000 inhabitants• Kenzingen is proud of its beautiful old town center with many ancient buildings, half-timbered houses and patrician villas• It is beautifully situated at the feet of famous Black Forest

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City hall in late gothic style

Main Street with historical buildings

One of Kenzingen‘s beautiful fountains

Gate of the SwabiansWooden carnaval masks

Gymnasium Kenzingen - Our schoolGymnasium Kenzingen - Our school

Kenzingen – Gymnasium KenzingenKenzingen – Gymnasium Kenzingen• History: founded in 1878, grammar school since 1966

• Size: 1250 students (aged from 10 to 18), 48 classes, 93 teachers

• Subjects: German, English, French, Spanish, Latin, mathematics, biology, physics, chemistry, natural studies, geography, politics, civil and social instruction, philosophy, ethics, religion, arts, sports

• Clubs: theatre, one world, Latin, IT, ecology/biotope/habitat, solar energy, sports, chess, bees, arts, choir and orchestra, circus, canoe

• School partnerships: Ingersheim, Lentilly and St. Georges de Renains/France, Rovigo/Italy, Vinkovci/Croatia

• Gymnasium Kenzingen is regularly award winner in language and natural sciences competitions, on regional and national level

• Welcome to our webpage : www.gymkenz.de

Our school slogan:Our school slogan:“School with courage“School with courage, school without racism”, school without racism”

An art exhibition in our entrance hall

A theatre activityy

Participants of our other COMENIUS-Project: „To play or not to play with water?“

Freiburg – our nearest town

Freiburg – Main Freiburg – Main informationinformation• Geography: one of the biggest cities in the

federal state of Baden-Württemberg• Founded in 1120 by the Zähringers• Inhabitants: 224,000• Mayor: Dr. Dieter Salomon• Freiburg has one of the most well-known

Universities in the whole of Germany• It is beautifully located in the famous Black

Forest

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Freiburg City hall

The famous “Freiburger Münster“, a gothic cathedral

The market area around the „Münster“

View of the old town with the Swabian gate and the Münster tower

An old view of Albert-Ludwig-University in Freiburg

Freiburg and Kenzingen surroundings:The Black Forest

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