Sankt Georgen (Freiburg)
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Freiburg-St.Georgen is a district of the German city Freiburg
and consists of three villages: Uffhausen, Wendlingen and Sankt Georgen itself. Sankt Georgen became a part of Freiburg in 1937. It is bordered by the Schönberg in the South, Merzhausen
to the South-East, the Wiehre
to the East, Haslach
to the North-West and the Rieselfeld
to the North-East. To the South-West it borders Schallstadt
and Opfingen
and Tiengen to the West.
from Roman times can be dated to around 50 BC.
The first official Allemanic settlement was founded and first mentioned as Wendlingen December 26, 768
, as Wendlingen. This date is perceived as the official founding date of Sankt Georgen today. Uffhausen was first mentioned in 873
.
Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. In the extreme south-west of the country, it straddles the Dreisam river, at the foot of the Schlossberg. Historically, the city has acted as the hub of the Breisgau region on the western edge of the Black Forest in the Upper Rhine Plain...
and consists of three villages: Uffhausen, Wendlingen and Sankt Georgen itself. Sankt Georgen became a part of Freiburg in 1937. It is bordered by the Schönberg in the South, Merzhausen
Merzhausen
Merzhausen is a town in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.*...
to the South-East, the Wiehre
Wiehre
Wiehre is a residential district at the edge of Freiburg im Breisgau, located southwards and across the River Dreisam from the Old City...
to the East, Haslach
Haslach (Freiburg)
Haslach is a district of the German city Freiburg. It was incorporated in to the city on 1 January 1890.-History:Haslach was first mentioned in a document in the year 786. The document, a deed of donation, transferred ownership of some land from Heimo to his daughter, including Haslach...
to the North-West and the Rieselfeld
Rieselfeld
Rieselfeld is a district of the German city of Freiburg. Rieselfeld is one of the two recent new localities and was founded in 1992. Development started in 1993, is still going on and is planned to end in 2010.-History:...
to the North-East. To the South-West it borders Schallstadt
Schallstadt
Schallstadt is a town in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....
and Opfingen
Opfingen
Opfingen is a village to the west of Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was incorporated into Freiburg on December 1, 1971. Opfingens main industry is the growing and producing of wine....
and Tiengen to the West.
History
The first settlements in the area can be traced back to the eighth century BC, around the area of what today is called Uffhausen. One road and water wellWater well
A water well is an excavation or structure created in the ground by digging, driving, boring or drilling to access groundwater in underground aquifers. The well water is drawn by an electric submersible pump, a trash pump, a vertical turbine pump, a handpump or a mechanical pump...
from Roman times can be dated to around 50 BC.
The first official Allemanic settlement was founded and first mentioned as Wendlingen December 26, 768
768
Year 768 was a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 768 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.- Europe :* Pepin the Short , king of the Franks since...
, as Wendlingen. This date is perceived as the official founding date of Sankt Georgen today. Uffhausen was first mentioned in 873
873
Year 873 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* The Vikings raid Dorestad.* Al-Andalus: Second uprising of Toledo due to ethnic tensions in two years.- Asia :...
.