and around
the Black Forest (Schwarzwald) is an area of forested small mountains (highest 1.400m Feldberg). Many Germans and also some tourists from the Netherlands and Belgium spent the holidays here.
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German Sights
Northern Schwarzwald, Freiburg, Southern Schwarzwald, Alsace, Switzerland,
Northern Schwarzwald
Karlsruhe pop
~ 280.000
interesting town in the outskirts. It was founded 1775 as a residental
place in a fan-shaped urbanism. The German Constitual High Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht)
and other German Federal High Courts have their seat here. The core of
the town is the big castle built after plans of the architect Balthasar
Neumann. The state museum of art and history is in the castle. There are
two more museums of importance, the Staatliche Kunsthalle (German art)
and the ZKM, the museum of art and media. From interest is also the market
place with its red pyramide.
Maulbronn pop
~ 7.000 (Link: maulbronn.de
),
best conservated Cistercian monastery complex (up from 1147) in Northern
Europe, an Unesco heritage site. From special interest is the structure
of the monastery and the cloister.
Pforzheim pop
~ 120.000
Town of gold and jewel manufactory due the local margraves concession
of a watch and jewel manufactory to a French entrepreneur in 1767. It is
also the northern gateway to the Schwarzwald. From interest is the Roman
archaeological setting Kappelhof, which
displays 2000 years of settlement history and the new jewel and watch museum
Reuchlinhaus
and the jewel and watch centre "Schmuckwelten".
Tiefenbronn
its nice to hike in the valley Waldtal to the castle Burg
Liebeneck. In the town itself is the "Magdalenen"
altar in the basilica St. Maria
Magdalena (14th century) from art-historcial
interest.
Baden-Baden pop ~ bad-bad.de,
is a distinguished spa with a noble casino and some remains of an old
Roman bath. 24 km from Baden-Baden is Forbach with its old wooden
bridge from 1778 above the river Murg.
Calw pop ~
has an mediaval old center with many half-timbered houses. In Hirsau
is an important Benedict cloister from where the doctrins of Cluny were
spread. On the way you can visit the palais termal in Bad Wildbad with
pools and saunas and extended gardens of the health resort. .
Schiltach pop ~
is another fine village with medieval half-timbered houses
Triberg
nice hiking destination and there are the Triberger water falls.
Link: bayern-reisen-urlaub.de/schwarzwald/wandern_radeln.htm (Schwarzwald hiking, accomodation and much more),
Freiburg im Breisgau pop ~ 220.000
old university town with many old mediaval houses like the "historische Kaufhaus", "Neue and Alte Rathaus" (town hall), the "Walfischhaus", ans several old town gates. The steeple of the Freiberger Munster was built in the middle ages unlike that from Cologne and Ulm, which are added in the 19th century.Freiburger Münster click on to enlarge
Southern Swarzwald
Titisee
nice situated 2 km large lake in the Schwarzwald highlands. The small town Titisee-Neustadt has a nice lake promenade.Titisee click on to enlarge
Hinterzarten pop ~ 3000
W"Hexenlochmühle"
Adler Summer Ski Jump click on to enlarge
Bad Säckingen pop ~ 18.000
the wooden bridge over the river Rhine is the landmark of the town. In the north follows the Hotzenwald a nice rural area. with the small villages Hauenstein, Görwihl (waterfalls) and Weilheim-Nöggenschwiel.wooden bridge click on to enlarge
Waldshut pop ~
small village with some mediaval half timbered houses and a nice historical
center.
St. Blasien pop ~ 5.000
small town with impressive Benedict monastery with a huge pictured cuppola.St. Blasien click on to enlarge
Side Trips to neighboured countries
France /Alsace
das Elsass in Frankreich liegt ein Katzensprung über der Grenze. Strassburg hat eine riesige gotische Kathedrale und ein altes mittelalterliches Stadtviertel. Majstätisch wirkt die Burg "Haut Koenigsbourg", dann die schöne Fahrt durch die Weinberge mit den Fachwerkstädtchen Riquewire, (sehr touristisch), Kaysersberg und Ribeauville. Colmar hat neben einer pittoresken Altstadt das Musée de Unterlinden mit dem einzigartigen Grünberger Altar aus dem 15.Jhd.Riquewire
vineyards click on to enlarge
Switzerland
Im Süden grenzt Basel und der Rheinfall
von Schaffhausen. Schön ist das mittelalterliche Stadtbild
von Stein am Rhein. Die Klosterbibliothek von St. Gallen
ist auch einen Umweg wert.
Links:
general: schwarzwaldserver.de,
tourismus-bw.de,
schwarzwald.net,
schwarzwald-tourist-info.de,
schwarzwald-verein.de,
schwarzwald-sued.de,
noerdlicher-schwarzwald.de,
schwarzwald-tourismus.com,
schwarzaufweiss.de,
schwarzwald-winter.de,
hochschwarzwald.de,
accommodation: schwarzwaldportal.com,
wellnessstars.de,
camping-schwarzwald.com,
frsw.de/huetten.htm,
schneiderhof-todtnauberg.de
(nice appartements to reasonable prices in Todnauberg near Feldberg)
Transport: Bus:suedbadenbus.de,
3-loewen-takt.de
(BW-Ticket),
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Sehenswertes
Nicht verpassen sollte man im mittleren bis südlichen Schwarzwald in jedem Fall der Feldsee unterhalb des Feldbergs, der Nonnenmattweiher bei Badenweiler, die alte romanische Kirche St. Cyriak in Sulzburg bei Staufen, das Kloster St. Trudpert im Münstertal, das Freilichtmuseum in Gutach und das Münster in Freiburg. Außerdem die Wutachschlucht bei Bonndorf sowie die Gipfel der höchsten Schwarzwaldberge Feldberg, Kandel, Schauinsland,Hornisgrinde, Schliffkopf, Belchen und Blauen.