Auggen

Auggen
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Auggen
Location of Auggen within Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district
Coordinates: 47°47′13″N 7°35′46″E / 47.78694°N 7.59611°E / 47.78694; 7.59611Coordinates: 47°47′13″N 7°35′46″E / 47.78694°N 7.59611°E / 47.78694; 7.59611
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Freiburg
District	Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald
Government
• Mayor	Fritz Deutschmann
Area
• Total	14.15 km2 (5.46 sq mi)
Elevation	264 m (866 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	2,681
• Density	190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	79424
Dialling codes	07631
Vehicle registration	FR
Website	www.auggen.de

Auggen is a municipality in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. 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 Breisgau. The area is known, amongst other things, for its "Bio" wine.

Auggen has a discount Grocery store called "Netto", a free standing bakery on the hauptstrasse, 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. [1]

Some forms of employment include the Winzergenossenschaft Auggen (a wine growers coop - [2] and a fruit juice producer - [3].

International work also takes place from Auggen. It is the home to New Life Network, (NLN, Inc.) [4], which is an international distributor of television programs, and Genesis Distributions which works with duty-free shops internationally [5]

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 Müllheim and Neuenburg.

Auggen has its own train stop on the Freiburg/Basel line, serviced by the Deutsche Bahn.

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