Country Germany Admin. region Freiburg Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Population 8,614 (31 Dec 2008) Postal code 79232 Administrative region Freiburg | State Baden-Württemberg Elevation 201 m (659 ft) Area 17.78 km² Local time Tuesday 2:52 AM Dialling code 07665 | |
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District Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald Weather 11°C, Wind S at 19 km/h, 62% Humidity | ||
March is a municipality in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.
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Map of 79232 March, Germany
History
The four villages of Buchheim, Hugstetten, Neuershausen and Holzhausen merged in 1973 to the new community of March.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms shows on the left side the cross of the Lorsch Abbey and on the right the silver bear of the Abbey of St. Gall in Switzerland. Both abbeys owned land in the area, what is today March.
Famous inhabitants
Konrad Stürtzel von Buchheim (* about 1435, + 1509), was chancellor of Maximilian I of Habsburg
References
March, Breisgau Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA