Schauinsland
The Schauinsland is a mountain in the Black Forest with an elevation of 1,284 m above sea level. It is a popular destination for day trips. Due to the high amount of silver mining, it was previously known as "Erzkasten"; the name "Schouwesland" first appeared in 1347.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Eugen-Keidel Tower and Schauinsland Pit.
Eugen-Keidel Tower
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Dysmachus, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Eugen-Keidel Tower is a 31-metre-high observation tower location on the Schauinsland mountain near Freiburg, Germany. It was built in 1981. The Eugen-Keidel Tower has an extraordinary design with a triangular cross section.
Schauinsland Pit
Photo: Flominator, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Schauinsland Pit was a silver and lead mine east of Freiburg im Breisgau. From the 19th century zinc was also mined. The mine operated from the 13th century until 1954. Since 1997 Schauinsland Pit has been a show mine.
Steinwasen Park
Theme park
Photo: Sarion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Steinwasen Park is a theme park with a small zoo in the Black Forest, about 20 km southeast of Freiburg im Breisgau. It is located at the mountain pass Notschrei between Kirchzarten and Todtnau.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hofsgrund and Horben.
Horben
Village
Photo: Joergens.mi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Horben is a village in the Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
St. Ulrich’s Priory in the Black Forest
Village
St. Ulrich's Priory in the Black Forest was a priory of Cluny Abbey founded in the valley of the River Möhlin in the Black Forest in about 1083. St. Ulrich is now part of the municipality of Bollschweil, in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Schauinsland
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,284 metres
- Description: mountain
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Oberried, Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.91188° or 47° 54′ 43″ northLongitude
7.89866° or 7° 53′ 55″ eastElevation
1,284 metres (4,213 feet)Open location code
8FV9WV6X+QFOpenStreetMap ID
node 1573948654OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Schauinsland” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Schauinsland”
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- Chinese: “绍因斯兰山”
- Chinese: “绍因斯兰山顶”
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- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل ستشاوينسلاند”
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- Galician: “Schauinsland”
- German: “Erzkasten”
- German: “Schauinsland”
- German: “Schouwesland”
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- Tosk Albanian: “Schauinsland”
- Ukrainian: “Шауїнсланд”
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- Welsh: “Schauinsland”
- Western Panjabi: “شوانزلینڈ”
- Wolof: “Schauinsland”
- Zulu: “Schauinsland”
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