Sankt Peter is a

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in the district of

Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald (french: Arrondissement de Brisgau-Haute-Forêt-Noire) is a (district) in the southwest of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Fifty towns and municipalities with 133 settlements lie within the district. The district itself belon ...

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Geography

Location

St. Peter is a climatic spa located within the

Southern Black Forest Nature Park The Southern Black Forest Nature Park (german: Naturpark Südschwarzwald) is located in Baden-Württemberg in Germany and covers an area of 394,000 hectares. As of 2018, it is Germany's largest nature park. History The Southern Black Forest Nat ...

, on the southern flank of the

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, about 12 miles east of

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Administrative structure

To the municipality of St. Peter belong the

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of Bürgerschaft, the

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of Sägendobel, the settlements of Kandelberg, Neuwelt, Oberibental, Ränke, Rohr, Schmittenbach, Schönhöfe, Seelgut and Willmendobel and the

farmstead A homestead is an isolated dwelling, especially a farmhouse, and adjacent outbuildings, typically on a large agricultural holding such as a ranch or station. In North America the word "homestead" historically referred to land claimed by a set ...

s of Eckpeterhof, Langeck and Lindlehof.

History

The Abbey of St. Peter in the Black Forest was founded in 1093 by the

Duke of Zähringen Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility. As rulers, dukes are ranked below emperors, kings, grand princes, grand dukes, and sovereign princes. As royalty or nobility, they are ranke ...

, Berthold II as his

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and

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. The municipality developed gradually over time around the abbey. When the estates of the Church were seized and sold or transferred during

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's conquest of Europe, the village of St. Peter was handed to the

Grand Duchy of Baden The Grand Duchy of Baden (german: Großherzogtum Baden) was a state in the southwest German Empire on the east bank of the Rhine. It existed between 1806 and 1918. It came into existence in the 12th century as the Margraviate of Baden and subs ...

in 1806 and, since 1952, they have been part of the state of Baden-Württemberg. In 1899, fire broke out in the village centre of St. Peter,Karl Schmid; Hans Schadek: ''Die Zähringer. Anstoß und Wirkung.'' Thorbecke, Sigmaringen 1986, , p. 371 whereupon 23 houses were destroyed and 150 people made homeless.Chronicle of the Municipality of St. Peter
/ref> At the end of the

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there was a Reich training centre of the

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in St. Peter.Arbeitsgemeinschaft Ebringer Dorfgeschichte (publ.): ''Ebringer Dorfgeschichte Nr. 2. Ebringen unterm Hakenkreuz. Zeitzeugenberichte'', Ebringen 2008, pp. 33 and 38 Source
Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg
(except 1806); 1871–1970: Census results

Gallery

File:Sankt Peter, die Klosterkirche Sankt Peter und Paul foto122013-07-25 12.54.jpg, The abbey church of St. Peter and St. Paul File:Sankt Peter, Kaufstätte Klosterhof foto3 2013-07-25 12.38.jpg, Gateway to the abbey courtyard (''Klosterhof'') File:Sankt Peter, straatzicht die Steyrer Strasse foto6 2013-07-25 12.44.jpg, ''Steyrer Strasse '' File:Tussen Sankt Peter en Glottertal, wegpanorama foto2 2013-07-25 12.17.jpg, Panorama between Sankt Peter and the Glottertal valley

References

External links

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St. Peter: History and images
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Towns in Baden-Württemberg Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald Baden {{BreisgauHochschwarzwald-geo-stub