Sankt Peter, Baden-Württemberg

Sankt Peter is a municipality in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

St. Peter
Coat of arms
Location of St. Peter within Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district
EschbachFeldbergMarchMünstertalOberriedSankt PeterSchluchseeWittnau
St. Peter
St. Peter
Coordinates: 48°0′59″N 8°1′57″E
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionFreiburg
DistrictBreisgau-Hochschwarzwald
Government
 • MayorGottfried Rohrer (CDU)
Area
 • Total35.93 km2 (13.87 sq mi)
Elevation
716 m (2,349 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
 • Total2,626
 • Density73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
79271
Dialling codes07660
Vehicle registrationFR
Websitewww.st-peter-schwarzwald.de

Geography

Location

St. Peter is a climatic spa located within the Southern Black Forest Nature Park, on the southern flank of the Kandel, about 12 miles east of Freiburg im Breisgau.

Administrative structure

To the municipality of St. Peter belong the village of Bürgerschaft, the hamlet of Sägendobel, the settlements of Kandelberg, Neuwelt, Oberibental, Ränke, Rohr, Schmittenbach, Schönhöfe, Seelgut and Willmendobel and the farmsteads of Eckpeterhof, Langeck and Lindlehof.

History

The Abbey of St. Peter in the Black Forest was founded in 1093 by the Duke of Zähringen, Berthold II as his house abbey and family burial site. The municipality developed gradually over time around the abbey.

When the estates of the Church were seized and sold or transferred during Napoleon's conquest of Europe, the village of St. Peter was handed to the Grand Duchy of Baden in 1806 and, since 1952, they have been part of the state of Baden-Württemberg.

In 1899, fire broke out in the village centre of St. Peter,[2] whereupon 23 houses were destroyed and 150 people made homeless.[3]

At the end of the Second World War there was a Reich training centre of the Hitler Youth in St. Peter.[4]

Population growth
Year 1806187119001925193919501961197019891995200520102015
Population 1480130813831378142615001529179722072362250825472583

Source: Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (except 1806); 1871–1970: Census results

  • The abbey church of St. Peter and St. Paul
  • Gateway to the abbey courtyard (Klosterhof)
  • Steyrer Strasse
  • Panorama between Sankt Peter and the Glottertal valley

References
  1. "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2019". Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). September 2020.
  2. Karl Schmid; Hans Schadek: Die Zähringer. Anstoß und Wirkung. Thorbecke, Sigmaringen 1986, ISBN 3-7995-7041-1, p. 371
  3. Chronicle of the Municipality of St. Peter
  4. Arbeitsgemeinschaft Ebringer Dorfgeschichte (publ.): Ebringer Dorfgeschichte Nr. 2. Ebringen unterm Hakenkreuz. Zeitzeugenberichte, Ebringen 2008, pp. 33 and 38
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