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Mittelweg (Fernwanderstrecke)
The ''Mittelweg'' ("Middle Way") is a north–south long-distance path which runs through the Black Forest from Pforzheim to Waldshut. It is about 230 kilometres long and was established in 1903. Since then it has been maintained and sponsored by the Black Forest Club. Its waymark is a red diamond with a white bar on a white background. Description From Pforzheim the path initially runs over the plateau between the Enz and Nagold valleys. Passing the raised bogs of the Northern Black Forest it goes to Freudenstadt and continues through the Central Black Forest via the Fohrenbühl and St. Georgen to the Hochfirst. In the Southern Black Forest the ‘’Mittelweg’’ passes through the valleys of the Schwarza and Schlücht (western branch) or Mettma Mettma is a river of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It flows into the Schlücht near Ühlingen-Birkendorf. See also *List of rivers of Baden-Württemberg A list of rivers of Baden-Württemberg, Germany: A * Aal * Aalba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mittelweg Beschilderung
The ''Mittelweg'' ("Middle Way") is a north–south long-distance path which runs through the Black Forest from Pforzheim to Waldshut. It is about 230 kilometres long and was established in 1903. Since then it has been maintained and sponsored by the Black Forest Club. Its waymark is a red diamond with a white bar on a white background. Description From Pforzheim the path initially runs over the plateau between the Enz and Nagold valleys. Passing the raised bogs of the Northern Black Forest it goes to Freudenstadt and continues through the Central Black Forest via the Fohrenbühl and St. Georgen to the Hochfirst. In the Southern Black Forest the ‘’Mittelweg’’ passes through the valleys of the Schwarza and Schlücht (western branch) or Mettma (eastern branch) and reaches the High Rhine The High Rhine (german: Hochrhein) is the name used for the part of the Rhine that flows westbound from Lake Constance to Basel. The High Rhine begins at the outflow of the Rhine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ostweg
The ''Ostweg'' is a north-south long-distance path through the Black Forest from Pforzheim to Schaffhausen. The roughly 240-kilometre-long ridgeway was laid out in 1903 and has been managed and maintained since then by the Black Forest Club. Its waymark is a black and red diamond on a white background. Day tours/stages First stage: Pforzheim – Bad Liebenzell Overview * Distance: 25 km * Journey time: c. 6 hours Route description The starting point is the Kupferhammer south of Pforzheim. The path runs initially parallel to the road into the Würm The Würm is a river in Bavaria, Germany, right tributary of the Amper. The length of the river is , or including the ''Steinbach'', the main feed of Lake Starnberg. It drains the overflow from Lake Starnberg and flows swiftly through the villag ... valley and then climbs up to the right through the Pforzheim district of Würm and back down to the valley again. At a forest car park the path crosses a wooden bridge and conti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hohloh
The Hohloh is a mountain, , on the eastern main ridge of the Northern Black Forest in Germany. It lies near the village of Kaltenbronn in the borough of Gernsbach, a town in the county of Rastatt in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. Its summit is the highest point in the borough of Gernsbach and the eastern chain of the Northern Black Forest, the ridge between the rivers Murg and Enz. A mountain pass runs northeast of the summit plateau between the two river valleys passing over the saddle of Schwarzmiss (). Characteristic of the Hohloh is its flat bunter sandstone ''kuppe'' with its observation tower, the Hohloh Tower (''Hohlohturm'') and a raised bog and bog lakes on the plateau which are protected. Geography Location The Hohloh lies within the Central/North Black Forest Nature Park, mainly on the forest estates of the Gernsbach hamlet of Kaltenbronn, which is situated 2 kilometres east of the summit. On the western edge of the plateau, parts of the mountains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gernsbach
Gernsbach () is a town in the district of Rastatt, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on the river Murg, east of Baden-Baden in the Black Forest. Twin towns are Baccarat in France and Pergola, Marche in Italy. The town is the historic centre of the lower Murg Valley and forms a central place of mid-size with Gaggenau. It is located in the ', one of the twelve spatial planning regions of Baden-Württemberg. Gernsbach is an officially recognised climatic spa with a historic centre. Furthermore, Gernsbach is noted for its paper industry and Paper Centre, a service provider in the field of training, staff qualification and management consultancy for the German and Swiss paper and pulp industry. Geography Geographical position Gernsbach is located in the northern part of the Black Forest on both banks of the river Murg at 150 to 988 meters above the sea level. In the west the 668 m high mountain Merkur provides a distinctive landscape. In the east there is the 90 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaltenbronn (Gernsbach)
Kaltenbronn is a hamlet and old parish in the Black Forest in Germany that belongs to the parish of Reichental, Baden-Württemberg, Reichental in the municipality of Gernsbach in Baden-Württemberg. The hamlet in the northern Black Forest with its hotel, forester’s lodge and former Baden hunting lodge lies a little below the top of the Schwarzmiss Pass (933 m) between the Murg (Northern Black Forest), Murg and Enz valleys at a height of about 860 metres above Normalnull, sea level (NN) in the centre of the largest contiguous woodland in Baden-Württemberg. Kaltenbronn is crossed by the Landesstraße 76 B, the road over the pass between the valleys of the Murg and the Enz, and is accessible by public buses from both Gernsbach and Bad Wildbad. Its average annual temperature is 6 °C and its annual precipitation is 1,600 mm. It is covered by snow for an average of 75 days per year. Leisure Kaltenbronn is a day trippers’ destination and local recreation centre i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wildsee (Wildbad)
The Wildsee is a small lake within an area of bog between Bad Wildbad and Gernsbach, high in the Northern Black Forest mountain range in southwestern Germany. The lake is fed by rain water. It is part of the ''Kaltenbronn'' Nature Reserve. The area has a geological base of sandstone. The sandstone developed a rich brown soil, which originally allowed the European Beech to grow. In the later development of forestry, the Norway Spruce and European Pine ( Pinus sylvestris) were introduced. These three tree species can be found in the vicinity of the lake. Location The Wildsee is located at a height of on a plateau between Bad Wildbad, Gernsbach and Forbach. The surface area of the lake has been estimated as 2.3 hectares since work in the early 20th century by Karl Müller. More recent data from the Baden-Württemberg State Office for the Environment, Survey and Conservation estimates its area as 1.15 hectares. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Wildbad
Bad Wildbad is a town in Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located in the government district (''Regierungsbezirk'') of Karlsruhe and in the district (''Landkreis'') of Calw. Its coordinates are 48° 45' N, 8° 33' E. About 10,130 people live there. The current mayor is Mauro Gauger. The current town of Bad Wildbad is an amalgamation of several communities brought together under local government reform in 1974. The member communities are Wildbad, Calmbach, Sprollenhaus, Nonnenmiß and Aichelberg, along with the hamlets of Hünerberg und Meistern. The town was named only Wildbad until 1991, when it was given its current name ("Bad" is German for "bath", a reference to the town's status as a spa town). It is picturesquely situated 420 m above sea level, in the romantic pine-clad gorge of the Enz, a tributary of the Neckar in the Black Forest. The town is 45 km west of Stuttgart, 50 km southeast of Karlsruhe, 30 km south of Pforzheim, and 23 k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schömberg (Landkreis Calw)
Schomberg or Schömberg may refer to various people or places: Places In Canada *Schomberg, Ontario, an unincorporated village **Schomberg (Sloan Field) Aerodrome In Germany * Schömberg, Thuringia, in the district of Greiz, Thuringia *Schömberg, Zollernalbkreis, in the district Zollernalbkreis, Baden-Württemberg *Schömberg, Calw, in the district of Calw, Baden-Württemberg In Poland *Schomberg, German name for Szombierki, a district of Bytom *Schömberg, the former German name for Chełmsko Śląskie in Lower Silesia People *A. Thomas Schomberg, American sculptor *Alexander Schomberg (1720–1804), Royal Navy captain, son of Meyer *Alexander Wilmot Schomberg (1774–1850), Royal Navy captain, son of Alexander * Arturo Alfonso Schomberg (1874-1938) Puerto Rican historian of the Harlem Renaissance *Charles Schomberg (other) **Charles Schomberg, 2nd Duke of Schomberg (1645–1693), general in the Prussian, Dutch and British Army **Charles de Schomberg (1601–1656), so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Engelsbrand
Engelsbrand is a municipality in the district of Enz (district), Enz in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is home to the luxury watchmaker Stowa. It contains the villages of Engelsbrand, Salmbach, and Grunbach. History The three villages of Engelsbrand, Salmbach, and Grunbach were founded in the 11th or 12th centuries ''Waldhufendorf'' as part of the settling of the area around Hirsau Abbey. The first documentation of the communities occurred on 24 July 1404, when canons from Brötzingen requested the separation of several villages, including the Engelsbrand three, from Brötzingen for the formation of a new parish in Langenbrand. This application was approved on 10 September of the same year, making Engelsbrand subservient to the Count of Württemberg. The Engelsbrand three were struck with plague and frequently sacked during the Thirty Years' War, the reign of Louis XIV of France, and the Coalition Wars. In 1807, the three villages were assigned to , a province of the Kingdom of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dillweißenstein
Pforzheim () is a city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ... of over 125,000 inhabitants in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg, in the southwest of Germany. It is known for its jewelry and watch-making industry, and as such has gained the nickname "Goldstadt" ("Golden City"). With an area of , it is situated between the cities of Stuttgart and Karlsruhe at the confluence of three rivers (Enz, Nagold (river), Nagold and Würm (Nagold), Würm). It marks the frontier between Baden and Württemberg, being located on Baden territory. From 1535-65, it was the home to the Margraves of Baden-Pforzheim. The City of Pforzheim does not belong to any administrative district (''Kreis''), although it hosts the administrative offices of the Enz (district), Enz district that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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