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z Schwarzwald (Black Forest) VISITORS’ CHECKLIST

Covered with tall fir trees and spruces, the Schwarzwald is one Friesenheim Friesenheim Practical Information
of Germany’s most picturesque regions. The area is famous Lahr Lahr Road map B7. n Wehratalstraße
19, Todtmoos (07674-906 00.
not just for its cuckoo clocks, Kirschwasser (schnaps) and ∑ todtmoos.de, schwarzwald-
Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte (Black Forest Gâteau); in the past, tourismus.info
Celts and later the Romans came to appreciate the therapeutic ( Offenburger Weinmarkt, Weih-
qualities of the local spring waters. (The sources of the rivers nachtsmarkt. _ Dog-sleigh races,
Todtmoos (Jan) and Bernau (Feb),
Donau and Neckar are here.) The area is also a paradise for Gutach Gutach Schloßkonzerte in Rastatt (Jul).
skiers, climbers, ramblers, hang-glider pilots and sailors. Herbolzheim Herbolzheim
R h e i n Gutach
R h e i n
. Staufen im In the open-air museum near the
E l z
Breisgau E l z J J small town of Gutach visitors can
The town is also known Emmendingen Emmendingen see the Schwarz wald’s oldest house
as Faust stadt: Dr Faustus, D D – the Vogtsbauernhof – which
who had resided here, J J TeningenTeningen L L dates from the 16th century.
D r e i s a m
died in 1539 – he is D r e i s a m A A
variously reputed to W W
have blown himself J J Z Z
up, to have been Denzlingen Denzlingen R R
strangled or to A A Furtwangen
Furtwangen
have had his Freiburg Freiburg W W
neck broken. im Breisgau im Breisgau
H H
C C . Furtwangen
S S B r e g The main attraction of Furtwangen is its clock museum
B r e g
(Uhrenmuseum), which houses a collection of more than
Bad Krozingen Bad Krozingen 8,000 varied chronometers.
Staufen im BreisgauStaufen im Breisgau Titisee- Titisee-
Neustadt Neustadt
Feldberg
Feldberg
TodtnauTodtnau
Müllheim Müllheim D D
C H W A R Z W A L
C H W A R Z W A L J J TodtmoosTodtmoos St BlasienSt Blasien
J J
S S Kandern Kandern
Hangloch-Wasserfall
This magnificent mountain
waterfall near Todtnau is one of the
W i e s e most beautiful in the Black Forest.
W i e s e
J J Wehr Wehr Waldshut-TiengenWaldshut-Tiengen
Lörrach Lörrach
J J
Rheinfelden Rheinfelden
BaselBasel
Todtnau 0 km 10

Todtnau is not only a sports centre and a base for
hikers and cyclists: it also has a fanstastic annual 0 miles 10
festival devoted entirely to Schwarzwälder KĘTRZYN KĘTRZYN
Kirschtorte (Black Forest Gateau).
Key
. St Blasien KÖNIGSEE KÖNIGSEE
In the beautiful health resort of Motorway
St Blasien is a Benedictine Abbey, Mitterbach Main road
Mitterbach
Todtmoos founded in the 9th century. Crowned
The heart of this resort is the Baroque pilgrimage with a vast dome, its church (1783) Secondary road
church, which dates from the 17th–18th centuries. is an excellent example of early River
Popular dog-sleigh races are held annually in the town. Neo-Classical style. 44 Viewpoint
For hotels and restaurants in this area see pp497–8 and pp522–4 REITER REITER
ALPE ALPE
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