St. Blasien

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St. Blasien
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of St. Blasien
St. Blasien (Germany)
St. Blasien
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Freiburg
District Waldshut
Mayor Johann Meier
Basic statistics
Area 54.36 km² (21 sq mi)
Elevation 770 m  (2526 ft)
Population 4,021  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 74 /km² (192 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate WT
Postal code 79837
Area code 07672
Website www.st-blasien.de

Coordinates: 47°45′43″N 8°7′42″E / 47.76194, 8.12833

St. Blasien (Sankt Blasien) is a town in the Waldshut district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated in the southern Black Forest, 17 km northeast of Waldshut-Tiengen. St. Blaise's Abbey in the Black Forest is located in St. Blasien. The town is twinned with Saint-Blaise in Switzerland. There is also a well known Jesuit College Kolleg St. Blasien.

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