Sankt Peter is a

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in the district of

Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald () is a (district) in the southwest of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Fifty towns and municipalities with 133 settlements lie within the district. The district itself belongs to the region of Freiburg with the region of Sou ...

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Geography

Location

St. Peter is a climatic spa located within the

Southern Black Forest Nature Park The Southern Black Forest Nature Park () is located in Baden-Württemberg in Germany and covers an area of . As of 2018, it is Germany's largest nature park. History The Southern Black Forest Nature Park was established on February 1, 1999. The ...

, on the southern flank of the

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, about 12 miles east of

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Administrative structure

To the municipality of St. Peter belong the

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of Bürgerschaft, the

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of Sägendobel, the settlements of Kandelberg, Neuwelt, Oberibental, Ränke, Rohr, Schmittenbach, Schönhöfe, Seelgut and Willmendobel and the

farmstead A farmstead refers to the buildings and service areas associated with a farm. It consists of a house belonging to a farm along with the surrounding buildings. The characteristics of a specific farmstead reflect the local landscape, which provides ...

s of Eckpeterhof, Langeck and Lindlehof.

History

The Abbey of St. Peter in the Black Forest was founded in 1093 by the Duke of Zähringen, Berthold II as his house abbey and family burial site. The municipality developed gradually over time around the abbey. When the estates of the Church were seized and sold or transferred during

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

Grand Duchy of Baden The Grand Duchy of Baden () was a German polity on the east bank of the Rhine. It originally existed as a sovereign state from 1806 to 1871 and later as part of the German Empire until 1918. The duchy's 12th-century origins were as a Margravia ...

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

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there was a Reich training centre of the

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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 {{BreisgauHochschwarzwald-geo-stub