St. Georgen in the Black Forest

Spend the night in St. Georgen

Great holiday farms in the valleys around St. Georgen are ideal for a family holiday. One special feature is the "AusZeit" holiday complex, which is primarily aimed at holidaymakers in need of care and their relatives.

3 facts about St.Georgen

Dual (record player manufacturer): The Dual company was founded in 1907 by two brothers in St.Georgen. At times, the company was the largest German manufacturer of record players and had around 3,500 employees at its peak.

Twin towns: St. Georgen is known as a cosmopolitan mountain town, dating back to the time when watchmakers travelled as far as Wallachia and Turkey. A total of four European town twinning programmes were established. These have been St Raphael in France since 1972, Scandale in Italy since 1990, Vesilahti in Finland since 2002 and Museros in Spain since 2006.

Cosmopolitan: More than 12 per cent of the approximately 13,000 inhabitants of St. Georgen do not have German citizenship. A large proportion of them come from a province in Italy. This fact was the reason for the partnership with the town of Scandale in southern Italy.

St.Georgen and its suburbs

Brigach: The town takes its name from the river of the same name, which flows over 40 kilometres through the Black Forest and, together with the Breg, is the source of the Danube. It has its source in the cellar of the Hirzbauernhof farm. Even the Celts honoured the spring as a sanctuary.

Langenschiltach: The lords of Hornberg once ruled over Langenschiltach, later part of the village went to the monastery of St Georgen. Gradually, the monastery succeeded in acquiring further parts of the village and Langenschiltach still belongs to the town of St. Georgen today.

Oberkirnach: Oberkirnach is a scattered settlement with many farms. In winter, you can whizz down the slopes here, as all of St. Georgen's ski lifts are located in the Oberkirnach district - even in the evening thanks to floodlights.

Peterzell: Peterzell is now the largest district of St. Georgen with just under 1,500 inhabitants. In the 18th century, however, there were only 20 houses in the village. The reason for the upswing was the growing industrialisation of St. Georgen, which attracted new workers and residents to the village.

Stockburg: With its 75 inhabitants, Stockburg is the smallest district of St. Georgen. The climate here is harsh and only the summer months are completely frost-free. Farms were only built where there was a strong spring. The farmers here live mainly from cattle breeding and dairy farming.