Auggen

Auggen
Municipality
General view of the town
Coat of arms
Location of Auggen within Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district
Auggen Show map of Germany Auggen Show map of Baden-Württemberg
Coordinates: 47°47′13″N 7°35′46″E / 47.78694°N 7.59611°E / 47.78694; 7.59611
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Freiburg
District	Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald
Government
• Mayor (2021–29)	Ulli Waldkirch[1]
Area
• Total	14.15 km2 (5.46 sq mi)
Elevation	264 m (866 ft)
Population  (2021-12-31)[2]
• Total	2,785
• Density	200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	79424
Dialling codes	07631
Vehicle registration	FR
Website	www.auggen.de

Auggen is a municipality in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It also belongs to a region called Markgräflerland that has both cultural and historical importance.

Auggen has attached to it, a smaller administrative part called Hach. Hach lies to the northeast of Auggen. Auggen lies at the southern end of Breisgau. The area is known, amongst other things, for its biodynamic wine.

Economy

Auggen has a discount Grocery store called "Netto", a free-standing bakery on the hauptstrasse, some restaurants, a small drugstore, and a petrol (gas) station which has a convenience store attached to it. It has 2 car dealers. It is also home to one of Europe's largest computer catalogue stores. [1]

Some forms of employment include the Winzergenossenschaft Auggen (a wine growers coop - [2] and a fruit juice producer - [3].

International work also takes place from Auggen. It is the home to New Life Network, (NLN, Inc.) [4], which is an international distributor of television programs, and Genesis Distributions which works with duty-free shops internationally [5]

Education

Auggen has an elementary school (in German called Grundschule; see Education in Germany): Brunwart-von-Augheim-Schule. Further education takes place in nearby cities such as Müllheim and Neuenburg.

Transport

Auggen has its own train stop on the Freiburg/Basel line, serviced by the Deutsche Bahn.

Recreation and Entertainment

Selected list of clubs:

• Volunteer Fire [6]
• Football Club [7]
• Turnverein
• Musikverein

History

Auggen was first mentioned in 752 as 'Anghom'. It is nonetheless believed that the first settlers were already there in the 1st century.

Mayors of Auggen

(2005–present) Fritz Deutschmann

(1629–1662) Dietrich Koger [8]^{[permanent dead link]}

References

External links

• Official Web site (in German)
• Auggen - pictures & history (in German)
• NLN Inc.

This page was last edited on 14 April 2024, at 12:26