Sankt Märgen

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
Municipality
Aerial view
Coat of arms
Location of Sankt Märgen within Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district
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Coordinates: 48°00′30″N 08°05′37″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  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	1,998
• Density	59.87/km2 (155.1/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

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 live 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)

Sister cities

• Erdeven, southern Brittany, France, since 1997