Brigach is a village in the town of
Sankt Georgen im Schwarzwald
Sankt Georgen im Schwarzwald ( Low Alemannic: ''Sanderge'') is a town in Southwestern Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the ...
in the district of
Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis
Schwarzwald-Baar () is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in the south of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Ortenaukreis, Rottweil, Tuttlingen, Constance, the Swiss canton of Schaffhausen, and the districts ...
in the southwest German state of
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...
. It has 910 inhabitants (2015).
Coat of arms
Description: ''"Über einem blauen Schildfuß mit silbernem Wellenbalken in gespaltenem Schild vorne in Gold eine grüne Tanne mit schwarzem Stamm, hinten in Rot ein silbernes Hufeisen mit nach unten gekehrten Stollen."''
History
The first record of Brigach was in 1337 on the occasion of the exchange of
serfs between Reichenau Abbey and St. George's. Brigach was named after the
Danube tributary and source of
Brigach
The Brigach is the shorter of two streams that jointly form the river Danube in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The Brigach has its source at above sea level within St. Georgen in the Black Forest. The Brigach crosses the city Villingen-Schwenning ...
, albeit spelt in a variety of ways such as ''Brigana'', ''Brigil'', ''Brigene'' or ''Briggen''. Brigach's history is closely tied to that of
Saint George's Abbey. Farms were established very early on in Brigach, that gave a tithe of their harvest and the chickens to the abbey in return for use of the land. In addition the
estate owners had to supply
socage as well as pay a tax called ''Hellerzinsen''. From 1648 to 1810 Brigach belonged to St. George's Abbey and was thus part of
Württemberg
Württemberg ( ; ) is a historical German territory roughly corresponding to the cultural and linguistic region of Swabia. The main town of the region is Stuttgart.
Together with Baden and Hohenzollern, two other historical territories, Württ ...
. Thereafter is belonged to
Hornberg and became part of
Baden
Baden (; ) is a historical territory in South Germany, in earlier times on both sides of the Upper Rhine but since the Napoleonic Wars only East of the Rhine.
History
The margraves of Baden originated from the House of Zähringen. Baden i ...
. From 1857 Brigach came under the ''
Amt
Amt is a type of administrative division governing a group of municipalities, today only in Germany, but formerly also common in other countries of Northern Europe. Its size and functions differ by country and the term is roughly equivalent to ...
'' of
Triberg
Triberg im Schwarzwald is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located in the Schwarzwald-Baar district in the Black Forest. In 2020, it had a population of 4,656. Triberg lies in the middle of the Black Forest between 500 and 1038 metres abov ...
and, from 1864, the ''Bezirksamt'' of Villingen. In 1972 Brigach was incorporated into the town of St. Georgen.
Administration
The civil parish of Brigach, St. Georgen's second largest subdivision, includes the villages of Brigach,
Sommerau
Sommerau is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; german: link=no, Rheinland-Pfalz ; lb, Rheinland-Pfalz ; pfl, Rhoilond-Palz) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has ...
and
Stockwald.
Literature
*Stadt St. Georgen (publ.): ''Brigach. Hofchronik und Ortsgeschichte'', St. Georgen, 1993.
References
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Villages in Baden-Württemberg
Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis
Sankt Georgen im Schwarzwald