Sankt Peter, Baden-Württemberg

St. Peter
St. Peter
Municipality
	Abbey of St. Peter in the Black Forest
	Coat of arms
	Location of St. Peter within Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district
	St. Peter St. Peter
	Coordinates: 48°0′59″N 8°1′57″E / 48.01639°N 8.03250°E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Freiburg
District	Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald
Government
• Mayor (2016–24)	Rudolf Schuler (Ind.)
Area
• Total	35.93 km2 (13.87 sq mi)
Elevation	716 m (2,349 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	2,721
• Density	76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	79271
Dialling codes	07660
Vehicle registration	FR
Website	www.st-peter-schwarzwald.de

Sankt Peter is a municipality in Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Geography[change | change source]

Location[change | change source]

St. Peter is a climatic spa within the Southern Black Forest Nature Park. It is on the southern flank of the Kandel and is about 12 miles east of Freiburg im Breisgau.

Localities[change | change source]

The municipality of St. Peter has 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[change | change source]

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 place. The abbey gradually developed around it.