Todtnau is a town in the district of Lörrach in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. As of 2009 its population was of 4,932.

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Todtnau
Town
2005 panoramic view
Coat of arms
Location of Todtnau in Lörrach District
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Coordinates: 47°50′N 07°57′E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Freiburg
District	Lörrach
Government
• Mayor (2015–23)	Andreas Wießner[1]
Area
• Total	69.60 km2 (26.87 sq mi)
Elevation	659 m (2,162 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	4,952
• Density	71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	79674
Dialling codes	07671
Vehicle registration	LÖ
Website	Official website

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It is situated in the Black Forest, on the river Wiese, 20 km southeast of Freiburg.

The municipality counts 8 civil parishes (Ortsteil):

• Aftersteg
• Brandenberg
• Geschwend
• Herrenschwand
• Muggenbrunn
• Präg
• Schlechtnau
• Todtnauberg

• Karl Nessler, inventor of the permanent wave was born here.
• Martin Heidegger had a chalet in Todtnauberg

• Todtnau waterfall
• The church of Geschwend
• Panoramic view of Todtnau

• Todtnau, church: die Sankt Johannes der Täuferkirche
• Schlechtnau, chapel in the street
• Muggenbrunn, church (die Sankt Cornelius Kirche) in the street
• Aftersteg, church: die Sankt Anna Kirche