Black Forest

The Black Forest is in the south-west corner of in the federal state of , which contains the namesake low, forested mountain range and warm, sunny lowlands at its foot.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Freiburg and Baden-Baden.

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im Breisgau is a city in the southwest of , , at the edge of the Black Forest on the Dreisam river. As of 2024, with a population of approximately 237,000, it is known for its high number of sunshine hours compared to other German cities.

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is a spa town built on thermal springs at the edge of the Black Forest in Baden Württemberg, south west . It is one of 11 "Great Spa Towns of Europe", a transcontinental UNESCO world heritage site.

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is known as the "Gateway to the Black Forest" or "Goldstadt" due to its jewellery and watch-making industries. Located on the northern edge of the Black Forest between and , it sits at the confluence of three rivers: the Enz, Nagold, and Würm.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Villingen-Schwenningen and Offenburg.

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is a twin town at the east side of the Black Forest in . Villingen is a major centre of German carnival celebrations. Schwenningen is well-known in the ice hockey world thanks to the Wild Wings team.

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is a city in the Black Forest in the German state of . It serves as a historic crossroads where the Rhine Valley meets the Kinzig Valley, earning it the nickname "Gate to the Black Forest." The town is characterized by its Baroque architecture, a lively market culture, and its deep connection to the 1848 German Revolution, which started in the local Salmen inn.

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, the birth place of the writer Herman Hesse, is a little town in the Baden-Wurttemberg, .

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is a town in southwest Germany in the state of . was a free imperial city for nearly 600 years. Located between the Black Forest and the , has over 25,000 inhabitants as of 2022.

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is a town in the district of , , . It is located in the , on the Murg River, 6 km above its junction with the Rhine.

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is a city of 50,000 people in the southwest of , in the valley of the Wiese, close to the French and the Swiss borders. It is the site of the Rötteln Castle, the third largest castle ruin in Baden.

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is a town and commune in the of the German state of . It is on the east bank of the River Rhine, and extends to the of , , and Germany.

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is a town in the Breisgau region of , 17 km north of Freiburg im Breisgau, between the Black Forest and the Kaiserstuhl vineyards. It is the administrative seat of the district.

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is a German town directly on the eastern bank of the Rhine, in the state of , serving as the gateway to the Black Forest, directly across the river from the French city of .

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is a small quiet German town located in , in the heart of the Black Forest and is an enjoyable vacation spot. This city is popular for both its waterfall and its cuckoo clocks.

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is a spa town of 12,000 people on the north shore of Lake Titisee, in the Black Forest. The spa known for its Kneipp hydrotherapeutic and curative methods. The town is also a winter sport center.

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is a spa town in the gorge of the Enz, a tributary of the Neckar, in the Black Forest in , southwest .

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is a town in the southern Black Forest in . It is a center of the German clock-making industry and home to the German Clock Museum.

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is a municipality in the northern Black Forest, consisting of nine separate villages in the upper Murg Valley. It is a major destination for hiking and serves as a northern entry point to the Black Forest National Park.

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is a magnificent little city located in the very southern part of Germany. For tourists, it is ideally located at the southern end of the Black Forest and is just a few minutes walk away, crossing over the lovely old wooden bridge.

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is a historic town in the Kinzig valley of the Black Forest, known for its well-preserved ensemble of half-timbered houses. Located on the Baden Wine Route, it serves as a gateway to the central Black Forest vineyards.

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im Schwarzwald, a 7,000 inhabitant town in the Black Forest in the very southwest of , is in the district of Waldshut in the land of .

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is in German Black Forest region in the upper Kinzig valley where the tributary flows into the Kinzig river. The whole medieval inner city is under monument protection.

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is a high-altitude health resort in the Southern Black Forest at 900 m on a sunny plateau between the town of St. Blasien and the Schluchsee lake.

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is a small village in the Black Forest in , . It was here that the Cuckoo clock was invented in 1737 and the village, naturally, exploits this historic claim to fame.

Black Forest

Latitude of center
48° north
Longitude of center
8.25° or 8° 15′ east
Elevation
998 metres (3,274 feet)
Geo­Names ID
2834688
Wiki­data ID
Q4204
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Black Forest” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Swartwoud”
  • Albanian: “Schwarzwald”
  • Albanian: “Shvarcvalldi”
  • Arabic: “الغابة السوداء”
  • Aragonese: “Selva Negra”
  • Armenian: “Շվարցվալդ”
  • Asturian: “Selva Prieta”
  • Azerbaijani: “Qara meşə”
  • Azerbaijani: “Qara Meşə”
  • Basque: “Oihan Beltza”
  • Belarusian: “Шварцвальд”
  • Bengali: “কালো বন পর্বতশ্রেণী”
  • Bhojpuri: “ब्लैक फॉरेस्ट”
  • Breton: “Schwarzwald”
  • Bulgarian: “Шварцвалд”
  • Catalan: “Selva Negra”
  • Cebuano: “Black Forest”
  • Chinese: “黑林山”
  • Chinese: “黑森林”
  • Crimean Tatar: “Qara orman”
  • Croatian: “Schwarzwald”
  • Czech: “Černý les”
  • Czech: “Schwarzwald”
  • Danish: “Schwarzwald”
  • Dutch: “Schwarzwald”
  • Dutch: “Zwarte Woud”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الغابة السوداء”
  • Esperanto: “Nigra Arbaro”
  • Esperanto: “Ŝvarcvaldo”
  • Estonian: “Schwarzwald”
  • Finnish: “Schwarzwald”
  • French: “Forêt-Noire”
  • French: “Schwarzwald”
  • Galician: “Selva Negra”
  • Georgian: “შვარცვალდი”
  • German: “Schwarzwald”
  • Greek: “Μέλανας Δρυμός”
  • Greek: “Μέλας Δρυμός”
  • Hebrew: “היער השחור וסביבתו”
  • Hebrew: “היער השחור”
  • Hindi: “ब्लैक फॉरेस्ट”
  • Hungarian: “Fekete-erdő”
  • Icelandic: “Svartiskógur”
  • Indonesian: “Hutan Hitam”
  • Irish: “An Fhoraois Dhubh”
  • Italian: “Foresta Nera”
  • Japanese: “シュヴァルツヴァルト”
  • Korean: “슈바르츠발트”
  • Ladin: “Bosch Fosch”
  • Latin: “Nigra silva”
  • Latin: “Silva Nigra”
  • Latvian: “Švarcvalde”
  • Limburgan: “Zwart Woud”
  • Limburgan: “Zwarte Woud”
  • Lithuanian: “Švarcvaldas”
  • Lombard: “Foresta Negra”
  • Luxembourgish: “Schwarzwald”
  • Macedonian: “Шварцвалд”
  • Malayalam: “ബ്ലാക്ക് ഫോറസ്റ്റ്”
  • Marathi: “श्वार्त्सवाल्ड”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Schwarzwald”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Schwarzwald”
  • Norwegian: “Schwarzwald”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Sweartweald”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Sƿeartƿeald”
  • Panjabi: “ਕਾਲਾ ਜੰਗਲ”
  • Persian: “جنگل سیاه”
  • Polish: “Schwarzwald”
  • Portuguese: “Floresta Negra”
  • Romanian: “Munții Pădurea Neagră”
  • Romanian: “Pădurea Neagră”
  • Russian: “Шварцвальд”
  • Scots: “Black Forest”
  • Serbian: “Шварцвалд”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Schwarzwald”
  • Slovak: “Schwarzwald”
  • Slovenian: “Schwarzwald”
  • Spanish: “Schwarzwald”
  • Spanish: “Selva Negra”
  • Swahili: “Msitu mweusi”
  • Swedish: “Schwarzwald”
  • Swiss German: “Schwarzwald”
  • Tamil: “கருங்காடு”
  • Tatar: “Шварцвальд”
  • Thai: “ป่าดำ”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Schwarzwald”
  • Turkish: “Kara Orman”
  • Turkmen: “Schwarzwald”
  • Turkmen: “Şwarswald”
  • Ukrainian: “Шварцвальд”
  • Urdu: “سیاہ جنگل”
  • Venetian: “Foresta Nera”
  • Vietnamese: “Rừng Đen”
  • Vietnamese: “Schwarzwald”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Kagurangan nga Itom”
  • Welsh: “Fforest Ddu”
  • Welsh: “Y Fforest Ddu”
  • Western Frisian: “Swarte Wâld”
  • Western Panjabi: “کالا جنگل”
  • Wu Chinese: “黑林山”
  • Wu Chinese: “黑森林”
  • Yakut: “Шварцвальт”
  • Yue Chinese: “黑林山”
  • Yue Chinese: “黑森林”
  • “Tlīlcuauhtlah”
  • “ब्लैक फॉरेस्ट”

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