Sankt Peter is a municipality 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 ...

in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

Geography

Location

St. Peter is a climatic spa located within the

Southern Black Forest Nature Park The Southern Black Forest Nature Park (german: Naturpark Südschwarzwald) is located in Baden-Württemberg in Germany and covers an area of 394,000 hectares. As of 2018, it is Germany's largest nature park. History The Southern Black Forest Nat ...

, on the southern flank of the Kandel, about 12 miles east of

Freiburg im Breisgau Freiburg im Breisgau (; abbreviated as Freiburg i. Br. or Freiburg i. B.; Low Alemannic German, Low Alemannic: ''Friburg im Brisgau''), commonly referred to as Freiburg, is an independent city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. With a population o ...

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 St Peter's Abbey in the Black Forest or St. Peter's Abbey, Schwarzwald (german: Kloster St. Peter auf dem Schwarzwald) is a former Benedictine monastery in the village of St. Peter im Schwarzwald, in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Bade ...

was founded in 1093 by the

Duke of Zähringen Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of Royal family, royalty, or nobility. As rulers, dukes are ranked below emperors, kings, grand princes, grand dukes, and sovereign princes. As royalty or nobility, t ...

, Berthold II as his

house abbey A house monastery, family monastery or dynastic monastery (german: Hauskloster) is a Christian monastery that has a particular relationship with a noble family. Often, but not always, what subsequently became the house monastery was founded by th ...

and

family burial site Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Ideall ...

. The municipality developed gradually over time around the abbey. When the estates of the Church were seized and sold or transferred during

Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...

's conquest of Europe, the village of St. Peter was handed to the

Grand Duchy of Baden The Grand Duchy of Baden (german: Großherzogtum Baden) was a state in the southwest German Empire on the east bank of the Rhine. It existed between 1806 and 1918. It came into existence in the 12th century as the Margraviate of Baden and subs ...

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,Karl Schmid; Hans Schadek: ''Die Zähringer. Anstoß und Wirkung.'' Thorbecke, Sigmaringen 1986, , p. 371 whereupon 23 houses were destroyed and 150 people made homeless.Chronicle of the Municipality of St. Peter
/ref> At the end of the Second World War there was a Reich training centre of the Hitler Youth in St. Peter.Arbeitsgemeinschaft Ebringer Dorfgeschichte (publ.): ''Ebringer Dorfgeschichte Nr. 2. Ebringen unterm Hakenkreuz. Zeitzeugenberichte'', Ebringen 2008, pp. 33 and 38 Source
Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg
(except 1806); 1871–1970: Census results

Gallery

File:Sankt Peter, die Klosterkirche Sankt Peter und Paul foto122013-07-25 12.54.jpg, The abbey church of St. Peter and St. Paul File:Sankt Peter, Kaufstätte Klosterhof foto3 2013-07-25 12.38.jpg, Gateway to the abbey courtyard (''Klosterhof'') File:Sankt Peter, straatzicht die Steyrer Strasse foto6 2013-07-25 12.44.jpg, ''Steyrer Strasse '' File:Tussen Sankt Peter en Glottertal, wegpanorama foto2 2013-07-25 12.17.jpg, Panorama between Sankt Peter and the Glottertal valley

References

External links

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St. Peter: History and images
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Towns in Baden-Württemberg Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald Baden {{BreisgauHochschwarzwald-geo-stub