March, Breisgau Explained

March
Image Coa:DEU March COA.svg
Coordinates:48.0561°N 7.7819°W
Image Plan:March in FR.svg
State:Baden-Württemberg
Region:Freiburg
District:Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald
Elevation:201
Area:17.78
Postal Code:79232
Area Code:07665
Licence:FR
Gemeindeschlüssel:08 3 15 132
Divisions:4
Website:www.march.de
Mayor:Helmut Mursa[1]
Leader Term:2023 - 31
Party:independent

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

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.

Demographics

Population development:[2]

YearInhabitants
19908,042
20018,825
20118,617
20219,269

Famous inhabitants

Konrad Stürtzel von Buchheim (* about 1435, + 1509), was chancellor of Maximilian I of Habsburg

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.staatsanzeiger.de/wahl/buergermeisterwahl-march-2023/ Bürgermeisterwahl March 2023
  2. Web site: March (Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland) - Einwohnerzahlen, Grafiken, Karte, Lage, Wetter und Web-Informationen . 2023-06-22 . www.citypopulation.de.