St. Blasien

St. Blasien (Sankt Blasien) is a small town located in the Waldshut district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated in the Southern Black Forest, 17 km northeast of Waldshut-Tiengen.St. Blaise's Abbey in the Black Forest is located in St. Blasien. The town is twinned with Saint-Blaise in Switzerland. It is home to the Jesuit college-preparatory school, Kolleg St. Blasien.Sons and daughters of the city Alfred Buntru (1887-1974), water engineer and rector of the RWTH Aachen University. Josef Glaser (1887-1969), national football (soccer) player. Busso Thoma (1899-1945) executed by the Nazi regime as one of the co-conspirators in the July 1944 attempted assassination of Hitler.