Sankt Blasien

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Sankt Blasien

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Sankt Blasien
Coordinates: 47°45′43″N 8°7′42″E / 47.76194°N 8.12833°E / 47.76194; 8.12833Coordinates: 47°45′43″N 8°7′42″E / 47.76194°N 8.12833°E / 47.76194; 8.12833
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Freiburg
District Waldshut
Government
  Mayor Johann Meier
Area
  Total 54.36 km2 (20.99 sq mi)
Elevation 770 m (2,530 ft)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
  Total 3,684
  Density 68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 79837
Dialling codes 07672
Vehicle registration WT
Website www.st-blasien.de

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.

References

  1. [Statistisches Bundesamt – Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31.12.2012 (XLS-Datei; 4,0 MB) (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31.12.2012"]. Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 12 November 2013. 

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