Sankt Märgen (Low Alemannic: Sankt Märge) 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 east of Freiburg im Breisgau.
Sankt Märgen | |
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 Aerial view | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Sankt Märgen within Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district  | |
  Sankt Märgen  Sankt Märgen | |
| Coordinates: 48°00′30″N 08°05′37″E / 48.00833°N 8.09361°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Freiburg |
| District | Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–29) | Manfred Kreutz[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 33.37 km2 (12.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 895 m (2,936 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,902 |
| • Density | 57/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 79274 |
| Dialling codes | 07669 |
| Vehicle registration | FR |
| Website | www.sankt-maergen.de |
Geography
editGeographical location
editSankt 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
editAround half the residents live in the village proper. The rest live across the surrounding countryside.
History
editBetween 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.
Politics
editMayors
edit- 1977-1993 Manfred Holzmann (CDU)
- 1993-today: Josef Waldvogel (CDU)
Sister cities
editReferences
edit- ^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 11 September 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
- Much of the information in this article is based on and translated from that found in its German equivalent.
External links
edit- The Town of Erdeven
- (in German) St. Märgen:History and images