Schönwald im Schwarzwald is a small village in the
state
State may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Literature
* ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State
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of
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 ...
in the
Black Forest
The Black Forest (german: Schwarzwald ) is a large forested mountain range in the state of Baden-Württemberg in southwest Germany, bounded by the Rhine Valley to the west and south and close to the borders with France and Switzerland. It is t ...
in southwest
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 ...
, near the
France–Germany border
The Franco-German border (; ) separates France and Germany and has a length of , about half of it along the Rhine.
History
The Franco-German border can be traced back to the 17th century, and the various treaties following the Thirty Years' War ( ...
and
Germany–Switzerland border
The border between the modern states of Germany and Switzerland extends to , mostly following the High Rhine between Lake Constance and Basel.
Much of the border is within the sphere of the Zurich metropolitan area and there is substantial tr ...
.
Notable people
It is the birthplace of
Franz Ketterer
Franz Anton Ketterer (1676–1749) was a German clockmaker.
Ketterer, one of the founding fathers of the Black Forest clockmaking industry in Germany, was born in the village of . He is chiefly remembered as one of the earliest makers of cuckoo c ...
, who played a major role in inventing the first
cuckoo clock
A cuckoo clock is, typically, a pendulum clock that strikes the hours with a sound like a common cuckoo call and has an automated cuckoo bird that moves with each note. Some move their wings and open and close their beaks while leaning forwards ...
s in 1737.
Sights
*
Triberg Gallows
The Triberg Gallows (german: Triberger Galgen) is a double gallows on the heights known as ''Hochgericht''The local name ''Hochgericht'' ("High Court") does not refer to a high place, but to the High or Blood Court of a judicial district or territ ...
References
External links
Webcam in Schoenwald*
Information about Schönwald
Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis
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