Umkirch

Umkirch is a municipality within the district Breisgau Hochschwarzwald in Baden Wurttemberg, Germany. It is placed around 8 kilometers west of Freiburg im Breisgau. The agreement has existed considering the fact that Roman times about 100 BC and became known as Latin: Ecclesia in Undis Church under the Waves maybe because of the two small streams that skip through the village. Sigillat shards and cash have been determined and the church becomes built on pinnacle of a Roman constructing, as a part of its wall was discovered. When the Romans left in 6^th century, Alemanni clans settled in Umkirch, dominated by using the Lords of Usenberg, a noble circle of relatives, and later by means of the Kageneck family.

Umkirch is first referred to inside the historical document in 1087 in a document about the change of the priory of St. Ulrich between the Bishop of Basel, Burkard, and Cluny Abbey in France. A witness present on the deal is called as Humbert de Untkilcha. In 1270, Umkirch changed into given to the knight Dietrich Snewlin, later to numerous others, among them Martin Malterer, the count palatines of Tubingen and Flora Countess of Wrbna, until it become given to Grand Duchess Stephanie of Baden.