Sankt Märgen

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Wappen = Wappen St Maergen.pnglat_deg = 48 |lat_min = 00 |lat_sec = 30
lon_deg = 08 |lon_min = 05 |lon_sec = 37
Lageplan = Sankt-maergen-frla.pngBundesland = Baden-Württemberg
Regierungsbezirk = Freiburg
Landkreis = Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald
Höhe = 895
Fläche = 33.37
Einwohner = 1899
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 79274
Vorwahl = 07669
Kfz = FR
Gemeindeschlüssel = 08 3 15 094
Straße = Rathausplatz 6
Website = [http://www.sankt-maergen.de/ www.sankt-maergen.de]
Bürgermeister = Josef Waldvogel
Partei = CDU

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.

Geography

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.

Politics

Mayors

*1977-1993 Manfred Holzmann (CDU)
*1993-today: Josef Waldvogel (CDU)

ister cities

*Erdeven, southern Brittany, France, since 1997

References

*Much of the information in this article is based on and translated from that found in its German equivalent.

External links

* [http://www.ot-erdeven.fr/ot-erdeven/ot.htm The Town of Erdeven]
*de icon [http://www.badische-seiten.de/st-maergen/ St. Märgen:History and images]