The town of Freiburg is located in south-western Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, 150 km (93 mi) south-west of Karlsruhe, 110 km (68 mi) west of Strasbourg, France, and 130 km (81 mi) east of the Alpine passes of the Alps.
Freiburg lies in the extreme south of Baden-Württemberg and is bordered on the west by France. It lies 500 m (1,600 ft) above sea level, within the southern part of the northern Black Forest at the foothills of the Alps, near the confluence of the rivers Singold and Dreisam, in the historical region of Sundgau, locally referred to as Breisgau. Freiburg is in the traditional wine-growing region of Germany and hosts one of the country's largest wine festivals, the Freiburger Weihnachtsmarkt, which takes place from the last weekend in November until the first weekend in December.