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Bad Säckingen is a rural town in the administrative district of Waldshut in the state of Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is famous as the "Trumpeteer's City" because of the book "The Trumpeteer of Säckingen", a famous 19th century novel by German author Joseph Victor von Scheffel. Geography: Bad Säckingen is located in the very south of Germany next to the Swiss border on the river Rhine. The city lies on the southern edge of the Black Forest area. Nearby places: *Close (15 km): Waldshut-Tiengen, Schopfheim, Lörrach, Basel, Brugg AG, Aarau, Zürich, Schaffhausen, St. Blasien, Todtmoos, Freiburg, Konstanz. History: The history of the city dates back to the early 6th Century, when Saint Fridolin founded a monastery and a church. Around 1200 most of the city was destroyed in a huge fire. Afterwards, construction began in the middle of the town on a Gothic cathedral, called the "Fridolinsmünster", which can still be visited today. People of the Town: * Wolfgang Burger * Thomas Körner, ... Read more about Bad Säckingen on Wikipedia

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