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Sankt Märgen

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Country
  
Germany

Admin. region
  
Freiburg

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Local time
  
Tuesday 7:23 PM

State
  
Baden-Württemberg

Elevation
  
895 m (2,936 ft)

Population
  
1,915 (31 Dec 2008)

Postal code
  
79274

Sankt Märgen

District
  
Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald

Weather
  
5°C, Wind NW at 14 km/h, 90% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Kloster St. Märgen, Thurnerspur, Heimatmuseum

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Sankt Märgen is a German municipality in the middle of the Black Forest, which belongs to the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald. The Kurort (spa town) is located around 25 km north of Freiburg im Breisgau.

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Geographical location

Sankt Märgen is located on a mountain spur. The village territory extends from the Thurner Plateau in the south to the eastern foothills of Kandel to the north, which are between 570 and 1132 meters high. To the east and west its boundaries are marked by deep valleys.

Municipal Arrangement

Around half the residents live in the village proper. The rest are strewn across the surrounding countryside.

History

Between 1115 and 1118 the Augustinian monastery of Maria-Zell auf dem Schwarzwald was established by Count Bruno von Haigerloch-Wiesneck, Chancellor of Henry V and Provost of Straßburg, as competition to the Zähringen-founded Benedictine monastery of St. Peter auf dem Schwarzwald. The town and the monastery were dependent upon each other for many years. In 1716 a two-steepled Baroque monastery church was built, and the life of the community underwent a revival, until 1806 when the monastery was given up.

Mayors

  • 1977-1993 Manfred Holzmann (CDU)
  • 1993-today: Josef Waldvogel (CDU)
  • Sister cities

  • Erdeven, southern Brittany, France, since 1997
  • References

    Sankt Märgen Wikipedia