Hirschsprung
The Black Forest Hirschsprung is a legend from the Höllental valley in the Black Forest in Germany. Over time the name has passed from the legend to a place in the valley.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Description: German gorge in the Höllental valley
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Falkenstein Castle and Bubenstein Castle.
Falkenstein Castle
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Falkenstein Castle is a ruined hill castle near Freiburg im Breisgau on the territory of the present-day municipality Breitnau in the county of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. Falkenstein Castle is situated 410 metres northwest of Hirschsprung.
Bubenstein Castle
Castle
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Bubenstein Castle, also called New Falkenstein Castle, is a ruined spur castle at 560 m above sea level on a rock spur on the northern side of the Höllental valley, about 500 metres west of Old Falkenstein Castle above the village of Falkensteig in the municipality of Buchenbach in the county of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in the southwest German state of Baden-Württemberg. Bubenstein Castle is situated 1 km northwest of Hirschsprung.
Hinterwaldkopf
Peak
Photo: Kopoltra, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Hinterwaldkopf is a mountain, 1,198.2 m above sea level, in the Southern Black Forest in Germany. It lies in the southeastern part of the catchment area of the Dreisam east of Freiburg im Breisgau between Kirchzarten and Hinterzarten.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Breitnau and Oberried.
Breitnau
Village
Photo: Bermicourt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Breitnau is a municipality in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany, about 30 kilometres from the city of Freiburg im Breisgau. It is located within the High Black Forest. Breitnau is situated 4 km east of Hirschsprung.
Oberried
Village
Photo: Thomwiesel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Oberried is a town in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. Oberried is home to the Barbarastollen caves, the central safekeeping archive of Germany. Oberried is situated 5 km west of Hirschsprung.
Wagensteig
Village
Photo: Andreas Schwarzkopf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wagensteig is a village, which is situated 6 km north of Hirschsprung.
Hirschsprung
- Categories: canyon, tourism, historic site, and memorial
- Location: Buchenbach, Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.93769° or 47° 56′ 16″ northLongitude
8.02018° or 8° 1′ 13″ eastInception
1907Open location code
8FVCW2QC+33OpenStreetMap ID
node 21451585OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculptureWikidata ID
Q1620513
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In Other Languages
From German to Tosk Albanian—“Hirschsprung” goes by many names.
- German: “Hirschsprung (Schwarzwald)”
- German: “Hirschsprung”
- German: “Höllenpass”
- Spanish: “Hirschsprung”
- Swiss German: “Hirschsprung”
- Tosk Albanian: “Hirschsprung”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hohfelsen and Paulcke-Turm.
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