Spechttanne

Spechttanne is in Simonswald, Emmendingen, Baden-Württemberg. Spechttanne is situated nearby to the peak Griesbacher Eck, as well as near Obereck.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Obereck and Rohrhardsberg.

Obereck

Peak

Photo: WWasser, CC BY-SA 3.0.

At 1,176.6 m above sea level the Obereck is the third highest mountain of the Central Black Forest after the Kandel and the Weißtannenhöhe. The three mountains also lie within the area designated as the High Black Forest.

Rohrhardsberg

Peak

Photo: Kopoltra, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Rohrhardsberg is a mountain in the Central Black Forest in southern Germany. At 1,152.1 metres above sea level, it is the northernmost summit of the elongated, north-south oriented Farnberg Plateau that has several high points over 1,150 metres.

Elz

Photo: Kopoltra, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Elz is a river in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, a right tributary of the Rhine. It rises in the Black Forest, near the source of the Breg. The Elz flows through Elzach, Waldkirch and Emmendingen before reaching the Rhine near Lahr. Elz is situated 2½ km southeast of Spechttanne.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St. Martin’s Chapel, Furtwangen and Schönwald im Schwarzwald.

St. Martin’s Chapel, Furtwangen

Hamlet

Photo: Neptuna, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St. Martin’s Chapel stands at an elevation of 1,085 metres above sea level at the upper end of the Katzensteig valley on the territory of Furtwangen just above the source of the Danube.

Schönwald im Schwarzwald

Photo: Andreas Schwarzkopf, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Schönwald im Schwarzwald is a small village in the Black Forest in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was here that the Cuckoo clock was invented in 1737 and the village, naturally, exploits this historic claim to fame.