Schonach im Schwarzwald is a town in the district of

Schwarzwald-Baar Schwarzwald-Baar () is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in the south of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Ortenaukreis, Rottweil, Tuttlingen, Constance, the Swiss canton of Schaffhausen, and the districts ...

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

Sport

Winter sports, especially

Nordic combined Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skiing and ski jumping. The Nordic combined at the Winter Olympics has been held since the first ever 1924 Winter Olympics, Winter Olympic ...

and

cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...

, have a great influence on Schonach. In every year, Schonach is a station of the

FIS Nordic Combined World Cup The FIS Nordic Combined World Cup is a Nordic combined competition organized yearly by International Ski Federation, representing the highest level in international competition for this sport. It was first arranged for the 1983–84 season. Team ev ...

holding the Schwarzwaldpokal. In 1981 and 2002, Schonach hosted the

FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships The FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships is an annual nordic skiing event organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS). The Junior World Championships was started in 1977 and was first hosted in Sainte-Croix, Switzerland. The Juni ...

. Famous athletes from Schonach: *

Urban Hettich Urban Hettich (born 2 March 1953 in Schonach im Schwarzwald) is a West German Nordic combined competitor and cross-country skier who was active during the 1970s. His best-known finish was a silver at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck in the ...

Hans-Peter Pohl Hans-Peter Pohl (born 30 January 1965 in Triberg im Schwarzwald) is a former German nordic combined skier who competed during the late 1980s and early 1990s. He won the 3 x 10 km team event at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary and also won ...

* Christian Dold *

Georg Hettich Georg Hettich (born 12 October 1978 in Furtwangen im Schwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg) is a Nordic combined skier and Olympic medalist from Germany. Hettich was a surprise winner of the 15 km individual event at the 2006 Winter Olympics. At ...

Hansjörg Jäkle Hansjörg Jäkle (born 19 October 1971) is a German former ski jumper who competed from 1993 to 2002. His career best achievement was winning a gold medal in the team large hill event at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. He also won a si ...

Alexander Herr Alexander Herr (born 4 October 1978 in Furtwangen im Schwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg) is a German former ski jumper who competed 1993 to 2006, then came out of retirement in 2009 to compete in the 2010 Winter Olympics. He won a bronze m ...

Sights

Notable sights in the city of Schonach include: *The St. Urban, A Roman Catholic church *The

Langenwaldschanze Langenwaldschanze is a ski jumping normal hill in Schonach im Schwarzwald, Germany. History It was opened in 1924 and owned by SC Schonach. It hosted two FIS Ski jumping World Cup The FIS Ski Jumping World Cup is the world's highest level of s ...

, a ski jumping hill, home to various championships *The 1st World Largest Cuckoo Clock Schonach is part of various hiking trails in the region. Also, the city has the title of a

Luftkurort Luftkurort, literally meaning 'air spa', is a title given to towns or cities in Austria, Switzerland, and Germany which are Destination spa, health resorts which have a climate and air quality which is considered beneficial to health and recovery. ...

, German for ''health resort''.

Notable people

Sons and Daughters of the Community

* Benedikt Kuner (1889-1945), NSDAP district leader * Karl Rombach (born 1951), politician (CDU), member of the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg *

(born 1953), Nordic Combiner *

(born 1971), ski jumper

People who are connected to the place

(born 1965), Nordic combiner and Olympic Champion *

(born 1978), Nordic combiner and Olympic Champion

References

Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis {{SchwarzwaldBaar-geo-stub