Sankt Märgen: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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EUR 47 - 81 Hotel Hirschen
 The traditionally run Hotel Hirschen is situated in the spa town of St. Märgen, in the Black Forest. The town is located in the heart of the Southern… MoreEUR 39 - 74 Gasthaus Sonne Neuhäusle
 Enjoying an idyllic location in the southern part of the Upper Black Forest, this family-run guesthouse offers riding stables and a speciality restaur… MoreEUR 33 - 150 Gasthaus & Pension ´Zum Thurner´
 Hotel Schwarzwaldgasthof Thurner is located south of the St. Maergen health resort, in the open countryside of the beautiful Black Forest . It feature… More | ||||||||||||||||||
Sankt Märgen: Guide
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, Germany|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, Holy Roman Emperor|Henry V and Provost (religion)|Provost of Straßburg, as competition to the Zähringen-founded Benedictine monastery of St. Peter's Abbey in the Black Forest|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
References
Much of the information in this article is based on and translated from that found in its German equivalent.
External links
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