Auggen is a

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in the district of

Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald (french: Arrondissement de Brisgau-Haute-Forêt-Noire) is a (district) in the southwest of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Fifty towns and municipalities with 133 settlements lie within the district. The district itself belon ...

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in southern

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. It also belongs to a region called Markgräflerland that has both cultural and historical importance. Auggen has attached to it, a smaller administrative part called Hach. Hach lies to the northeast of Auggen. Auggen lies at the southern end of

Breisgau The Breisgau () is an area in southwest Germany between the Rhine River and the foothills of the Black Forest. Part of the state of Baden-Württemberg, it centers on the city of Freiburg im Breisgau. The district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, ...

. The area is known, amongst other things, for its

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Economy

Auggen has a discount Grocery store called "Netto", a free-standing bakery on the hauptstrasse, some restaurants, a small drugstore, and a petrol (gas) station which has a convenience store attached to it. It has 2 car dealers. It is also home to one of Europe's largest computer catalogue stores

Some forms of employment include the Winzergenossenschaft Auggen (a wine growers coop

and a fruit juice producer

International work also takes place from Auggen. It is the home to

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, (NLN, Inc.

which is an international distributor of

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programs, and Genesis Distributions which works with duty-free shops internationall

Education

Auggen has an elementary school (in German called Grundschule; ''see'' Education in Germany#Present situation, Education in Germany): Brunwart-von-Augheim-Schule. Further education takes place in nearby cities such as

Müllheim Müllheim (High Alemannic: ''Mille'') is a town in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It belongs to the district Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald. Müllheim is generally considered to be the center of the region known as Markgräflerland. History O ...

and Neuenburg.

Transport

Auggen has its own train stop on the Freiburg/Basel line, serviced by the

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Recreation and Entertainment

Selected list of clubs: * Volunteer Fir

* Football Clu

* Turnverein * Musikverein

History

Auggen was first mentioned in 752 as 'Anghom'. It is nonetheless believed that the first settlers were already there in the 1st century.

Mayors of Auggen

(2005–present) Fritz Deutschmann (1629–1662)

Dietrich Koger Dietrich Koger (24 March 1608 - 27 November 1688) was a magistrate who served as Mayor and Reichsvogt, Vogt of Auggen, Holy Roman Empire (present day Germany) from 1629 until 1661. Prior to 1629, Koger served as Sergeant-at-Arms of Weil am Rhein. ...

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References

External links

Official Web site

Auggen - pictures & history

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