Auggen is a
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in the district of
Breisgau-HochschwarzwaldBreisgau-Hochschwarzwald is a district in the south of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Emmendingen, Schwarzwald-Baar, Waldshut, Lörrach and the French départements of the Haut-Rhin and the Bas-Rhin. The district-free city of Freiburg is surrounded by the district...
in
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in southern
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. 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
BreisgauBreisgau is the name of an area in southwest Germany, placed between the river Rhine and the foothills of the Black Forest around Freiburg im Breisgau in the state of Baden-Württemberg. The district Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, which partly consists of the Breisgau, is named after that area...
. The area is known, amongst other things, for its "Bio"
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.
Economy
Auggen has a bakery, 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 catalog stores.
http://www.pearl.de
Some forms of employment include the Winzergenossenschaft Auggen (a wine growers coop -
http://www.germanwine.de/wg/auggen/index.htm and a fruit juice producer -
http://www.jacoby.de/htm1/produktion.htm.
International work also takes place from Auggen. It is the home to
New Life NetworkNew Life Network is an international distributor of family-friendly television programs. Since its founding in 1989 it has worked internationally in over 50 countries. NLN was incorporated in 1994 in the USA. The corporation has its seat in Delaware. The international office is located in Auggen,...
, (NLN, Inc.)
http://NLNtv.com, which is an international distributor of
televisionTelevision is a widely used telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images, either monochromatic or color, usually accompanied by sound. "Television" may also refer specifically to a television set, television programming or television transmission...
programs, and Genesis Distributions which works with duty free shops internationally
http://www.genesisdistribution.com/locations/locations03.html
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
MüllheimMüllheim is a town in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It belongs to the district Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald. Mullheim is generally considered to be the center of the region known as Markgräflerland.-History:...
and
NeuenburgNeuenburg may refer to:*the German name for Neuchâtel, a city in Switzerland*Neuenburg am Rhein, a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany*Neuenburg, part of Zetel in Lower Saxony, Germany*the German name for Nymburk, a town in the Czech Republic...
.
Transportation
Auggen has its own train stop on the Freiburg/Basel line, serviced by the [Deutsche Bahn].
Recreation and Entertainment
Selected list of clubs:
History
Auggen was first mentioned in
752-Europe:* Cuthred of Wessex leads a successful rebellion against Aethelbald of Mercia at Battle Edge, Burford.-Central America:* Yaxun B'alam IV becomes king of Yaxchilan after a ten year struggle for the throne.-Religion:...
as 'Anghom'. It is nonetheless believed that the first settlers were already there in the first century.
Mayors of Auggen
(2005-present) Fritz Deutschmann
(1629-1662) Dietrich Koger
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