Lahr is a city in western
Baden-Württemberg,
Germany, approximately 50 km north of
Freiburg in Breisgau, 40 km south east of
Strasbourg, and 95 km south west of
Karlsruhe. It is the second largest city in
Ortenau (district) after
Offenburg, and serves as an intermediate economic centre for the cities and towns of
Ettenheim,
Friesenheim,
Kappel-Grafenhausen,
Kippenheim,
Mahlberg,
Meißenheim,
Ringsheim,
Rust,
Schuttertal,
Schwanau and
Seelbach.