Sankt Märgen (

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: ''Sankt Märge'') is a German

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in the middle of the

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, which belongs to the district of

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. The ''Kurort'' (spa town) is located around 25 km east of

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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

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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

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and

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, as competition to the Zähringen-founded

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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

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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

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, southern

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, since 1997

References

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

External links

The Town of Erdeven
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St. Märgen:History and images
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