Müllheim im Markgräflerland (, ; before May 2023: Müllheim;

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: ''Mille'') is a town in

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in southern

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. It belongs to the district

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. Müllheim is generally considered to be the center of the region known as

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History

On October 27, 758 Strachfried gave as a gift to the monastery of St. Gallen his properties in Müllheim, including the vineyards. This deed is in the archives of St. Gallen and it is where we today can find the first written reference to the "''villa Mulinhaimo''", which is the current city of Müllheim. Archeology shows however that Müllheim was inhabited even earlier than this. During the renovation of the Martin's church in 1980 and 1981 the workers came upon a portion of a

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. It is assumed that it is the center of large Roman possessions in the region.

Population

Inhabitants: 17,630 (February 2002) as follows - 12,030 Central Müllheim 1351 Hügelheim; 1235 Niederweiler; 991 Britzingen; 812 Vögisheim; 636 Feldberg; 362 Dattingen; 215 Zunzingen.

Geography

Müllheim is located in the center of Markgräflerland, in between the "Bath triangle" of

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, Bad Krozingen and Bad Bellingen. The city lies between the Rhine valley and the Black Forest with hills devoted largely to

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. Müllheim is bordered by Auggen (to the south), Vögisheim to the southeast, and Hügelheim to the north. The main artery is the B3 which runs a north-south route along Müllheim's western side. It lies between

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in the north and

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to the south on this route.

Economy

Local jobs roughly. 8,000 of which about 3,000 are industrial, mainly work with glass, and metal. Commuting: *Incoming: about 4,000 *Outgoing: about 3,000

Education

General schools

Michael-Friedrich-Wild-GrundschuleRosenburg GrundschuleGrundschule BritzingenAdolf-Blankenhorn-HauptschuleAlbert-Julius-Sievert-Förder- u. Sprachheilschule Heilpädagogisches FörderzentrumAlemannen-RealschuleMarkgräfler Gymnasium MüllheimFreie Waldorfschule

Professional schools

*Georg-Kerschensteiner-Schule Gewerbliche Schulen *House (Home economics) and agricultural Schools *Commercial Schools

Miscellaneous schools

*Forum Jugend-Beruf *Grundschulförderklasse *Sprachheilkindergarten

Transport

Müllheim (Baden) station is on the Rhine Valley Railway, which is serviced by

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. *From Müllheim schedul

*To Müllheim schedul

International relations

Twin towns and cities

Müllheim is Twin towns and sister cities, twinned with: *

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People

* Ernst Krieck (1882–1947), teacher, writer and professor, influential on pedagogy in national socialism *

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(born 1982), actor * Lada Pusch (born 2008), rhythmic gymnast

References

External links

Official Web site

History and many images
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