March, Breisgau
Municipality in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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March is a municipality in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.
March | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of March
within Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district  | |
 Location of March | |
  March  March | |
| Coordinates: 48°3′22″N 7°46′55″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Freiburg |
| District | Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald |
| Subdivisions | 4 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–31) | Helmut Mursa[1] (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.78 km2 (6.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 201 m (659 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 9,309 |
| • Density | 523.6/km2 (1,356/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 79232 |
| Dialling codes | 07665 |
| Vehicle registration | FR |
| Website | www.march.de |
History
The four villages of Buchheim, Hugstetten, Neuershausen and Holzhausen merged in 1973 to the new community of March. [3]
Coat of arms
The coat of arms shows on the left side the cross of the Lorsch Abbey and on the right the silver bear of the Abbey of St. Gall in Switzerland. Both abbeys owned land in the area, what is today March.
Demographics
Population development:[4]
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Famous inhabitants
Konrad Stürtzel von Buchheim (* about 1435, + 1509), was chancellor of Maximilian I of Habsburg
