March, Breisgau

March
March
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Freiburg
District Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald
Local subdivisions 4
Mayor Josef Hügele (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 17.78 km2 (6.86 sq mi)
Elevation 201 m  (659 ft)
Population 8,754 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 492 /km2 (1,275 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate FR
Postal code 79232
Area code 07665
Website www.march.de

March is a municipality in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.

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History

The four villages of Buchheim, Hugstetten, Neuershausen and Holzhausen merged in 1973 to the new community of March.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms shows on the left side the cross of the Lorsch Abbey and on the right the silver bear of the Abbey of St. Gall in Switzerland. Both abbeys owned land in the area, what is today March.

Famous inhabitants

Konrad Stürtzel von Buchheim (* about 1435), was chancellor of Maximilian I of Habsburg

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung und Erwerbstätigkeit" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. 20 July 2011. http://www.statistik-bw.de/Veroeffentl/Statistische_Berichte/3126_10001.pdf. 

External links

Towns and municipalities in Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald (district)