March, Breisgau

March
March
Location of March within Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district
Coordinates	48°3′22″N 7°46′55″E / 48.05611°N 7.78194°E / 48.05611; 7.78194Coordinates: 48°3′22″N 7°46′55″E / 48.05611°N 7.78194°E / 48.05611; 7.78194
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Freiburg
District	Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald
Local subdivisions	4
Mayor	Josef Hügele (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	17.78 km2 (6.86 sq mi)
Elevation	201 m  (659 ft)
Population	8,754 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	492 /km2 (1,275 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	FR
Postal code	79232
Area code	07665
Website	www.march.de

March is a municipality in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg in southern 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), was chancellor of Maximilian I of Habsburg

March from the air

March (Holzhausen )

References

1. ^ "Bevölkerung und Erwerbstätigkeit" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. 31 December 2009. http://www.statistik-bw.de/Veroeffentl/Statistische_Berichte/3126_10001.pdf. 

External links

• Media related to March (Breisgau) at Wikimedia Commons
• March official website