Regierungsbezirk Contact Regierungspräsidium Baden-Württemberg is sub- divided into four Regierungs- Freiburg bezirke, which are the Regie- rungsbezirk Stuttgart, Tübingen, Karlsruhe, and Freiburg. Being the third largest federal state in Germany, it combines about 10.7 million habitants within 1101 communities. The Regierungsbezirk Freiburg extends over an area of 9346 square kilometres and is parti- tioned into ten administrative Ortenaukreis 410.000 Einw. districts including the urban 1850 km² district Freiburg.
Rottweil 142.000 Einw. 739 km² Emmendingen 155.000 Einw. 680 km²
Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis Regierungspräsidium Freiburg 211.000 Einw. Tuttlingen Partner for the Freiburg 1.025 km² 134.000 Einw. 210.000 Einw. 734 km² 153 km² Kaiser-Joseph-Straße 167 Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald 79098 Freiburg i. Br. federal state and 245.000 Einw. Konstanz 1.378 km² 271.000 Einw. 818 km² phone 0761/ 208-0 Lörrach Waldshut [email protected] the region 220.000 Einw. 166.000 Einw. 806 km² 1131 km² Stand: April 2009 www.rp-freiburg.de
Approximately 2.1 million people inhabit the 295 municipalities of the Regierungsbezirk. flag: Regierungspräsidium Freiburg, 2009. Press office: Joachim Müller-Bremberger, Matthias Henrich, Andreas Joos county and city departments of the Regierungsbezirk pictures: Bissierstraße, Basler Hof Duties The Organisation Principles
Over 2000 employees working in the Regierungspräsi- “I see policy-making based on The present challenges (to mankind) require us to dium Freiburg are dedicated to insure a future-orien- allowing citizens to be heard as the think ahead and to create a responsible concept for tated preservation and design of our region. We coope- foundation of all political action. It the future. Baden-Wuerttemberg faces up to its re- rate with the citizens, policy, and the economy. We are is through the active participation of sponsibility and strikes a new path with its strategy your contact for our citizens and through construc- for sustainability. tive cooperation with our partners that the Regierungspräsidium takes We intend to consolidate principles of sustainable responsibility for the well-being of development throughout the Regierungsbezirk. economy and employment its region.” education Bärbel Schäfer, Regierungspräsidentin
environment and nature conservancy The person filling the role of Regierungspräsident • We strengthen economy and science is appointed by the prime minister of Baden-Württ- • We patronise the development of the rural area health and consumer protection emberg. She implements political objectives of the • We set priorities on the regional potentials of federal state in his or her region. She also advocates on public safety education behalf of the interests and objectives of the admini- • We improve infrastructure in the areas traffic, strative region (Regierungsbezirk) as they relate to the traffic infrastructure communication, and flood prevention federal government. • We support the application of renewable energy planning, construction, monument protection • We stand for a sustainable use of natural resources geology, commodities, and mining department 1 department 2 department 3 department 4 department 5 • We campaign for the protection, security, and administration economy, agriculture traffic infrastructure environment health of our citizens planning, construc- and social sector and integration tion, monument consumer protection • We look after the preservation of municipal protection and health financial power municipalities and their finances department 6 department 7 department 8 department 9 staff positions • We lobby for the preservation of social
fallen away education forestry geology, cross border livelihood and cultural heritage agriculture and forestry commodities, cooperation and mining Controlling
and much more Allowing for ecological, economical, and social interests, we secure the future and preserve opportunities of deve- lopment and livelihood for the following generations. Furthermore, the Regierungspräsidium is active in Thus, we are able to design cross border cooperation due to its special geographical the future together. position on the French and Swiss border.