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  South West of Germany in Freiburg im Breisgau Baden-Württemberg is the fourth largest city. A province of Freiburg (Regierungsbezirk) is the center, is a town in itself, and also is the center of the district Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald. In German, "frei", that with the free word "Burg" (dry availability, workability) of the corresponding words "Freiburg im Breisgau" gets its name. Forest land to the west coast stretching from the Rhine valley in Freiburg, is famous for its mild climate (the warmest region of Germany). "Triangle of three countries" (Dreiländereck), 60 km from the city borders of Switzerland and France is 25 km away. The Givisiez communes, Granges-Paccot, Villars-sur-Glan, Marly, Corminbœuf, Belfaux, Avry, Matra, Guin (Düdingen in German) and Tavel (Tafers in German) is. Approximately 85% of the population speaks French in this city, the vast majority are Catholic. Zähringerler founded in 1091 to a castle. The town developed from this fortress town was granted in 1120. He belongs to the family after several Habsburglulara Freiburg in 1386 (Austria) or fell into the hands. In the Middle Ages, the city's wealth of silver mines kaynakladı Schwarzwald'daki. University was founded in 1457. Thirty-Year War in 1648 in Austria's western province of Freiburg who suffered (the "Vorderösterreich") became the capital. Various times up to 1713 but was conquered by France. Grandükalığa was annexed by Baden Freiburg in 1805. The Archbishop's throne in 1827, the city became the center of the state's Catholics. Gurs camp in southern France in 1940 in Freiburg, the Jews and then to the extermination camps in Eastern Europe nefyet whether they were killed. November 27, 1944 Royal Air Force bombed the city. 2700 people died. II. Freiburg after the war of the world belonged to the French occupation zone and the state of Baden was the capital. 1952 merger of the former due to Baden and Württemberg in Freiburg has lost the status of provincial capital. Before a more conservative city of Freiburg in 1968 after the Ecological and turned into a center of the new left movement. As a result, the Green Party in Germany to obtain the highest percentage of votes was a city. Dieter Salomon Green party's first elected mayor in Freiburg. Albert-Ludwigs University of Freiburg, founded in 1457, Germany is one of the oldest universities. 17% of the world's nearly 20,000 students from different countries, different aspects are studied at the Freiburg University.