Bollschweil

Bollschweil is a municipality in the Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located approximately 10 km south of Freiburg.

The town hall of Bollschweil
Bollschweil
Coat of arms
Location of Bollschweil within Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district
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Bollschweil
Bollschweil
Coordinates: 47°55′14″N 07°47′21″E
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionFreiburg
DistrictBreisgau-Hochschwarzwald
Government
 • MayorJosef Schweizer
Area
 • Total16.42 km2 (6.34 sq mi)
Elevation
328 m (1,076 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
 • Total2,338
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
79283
Dialling codes07633
Vehicle registrationFR
Websitewww.bollschweil.de
View from Schönberg into the Hexental with the Church of Bollschweiler

History

The earliest surviving written record of the settlement appears in the records of the monastery at St Gallen, dated 838. At this time Bollschweil was named Puabilinisvilare. The town's subsequent history is closely entwined with that of the aristocratic Snewlin-Bernlapp family, a branch of the Snewlin family which was extremely influential throughout the Breisgau region. When, in 1837, the Snewlin-Bernlapps died out, the castle and settlement came into the hands of the von Holzing-Berstett family, whose descendants still inhabit the castle.

Between 1087 and his death in 1093, Ulrich of Zell established here the Priory convent of St Ulrich in the Black Forest, but this was relocated to Sölden in 1115.

References
  1. "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2019". Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). September 2020.
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