March, Breisgau

March is a municipality in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.

March
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of March within Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district
Location of March
March Show map of Germany March Show map of Baden-Württemberg
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  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	9,382
• Density	527.7/km2 (1,367/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]

Year Inhabitants 1990 8,042 2001 8,825 2011 8,617 2021 9,269

Famous inhabitants

Konrad Stürtzel von Buchheim (* about 1435, + 1509), was chancellor of Maximilian I of Habsburg

March from the air

March (Holzhausen )