Villingen-Schwenningen
Villingen-Schwenningen is a twin town at the east side of the Black Forest in Baden-Württemberg. Villingen is a major centre of German carnival celebrations. Schwenningen is well-known in the ice hockey world thanks to the Wild Wings team.Places of Interest
Highlights include Magdalenenberg and Romäusturm.
Magdalenenberg
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Magdalenenberg is the name of an Iron Age tumulus near the city of Villingen-Schwenningen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is considered the largest tumulus from the Hallstatt period in Central Europe with a volume of 33,000 cubic meters.
Wanne Observation Tower
Scenic viewpoint
Wanne observation tower is one of the oldest lattice towers in the world. It was built in 1888 by the observation tower cooperative on the 778-meter-high Wanne mountain tub east of Villingen, in the Schwarzwald-Baar district in southern Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mönchweiler and Pfaffenweiler.
Mönchweiler
Village
Mönchweiler is a municipality in the district of Schwarzwald-Baar in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Mönchweiler is situated 4 km northwest of Villingen-Schwenningen.
Pfaffenweiler
Village
Photo: HostaMadosta, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pfaffenweiler is a village, which is situated 4½ km southwest of Villingen-Schwenningen.
Villingen-Schwenningen
- Type: Locality with 89,800 residents
- Also known as: “08326074” and “Stadt Villingen-Schwenningen”
- Location: Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.0667° or 48° 4′ 0″ northLongitude
8.45° or 8° 27′ eastPopulation
89,800Elevation
710 metres (2,329 feet)Open location code
8FWC3C8X+MXGeoNames ID
6558130
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