Titisee-Neustadt () is a municipality in the district of

Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald (french: Arrondissement de Brisgau-Haute-Forêt-Noire) is a (district) in the southwest of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Fifty towns and municipalities with 133 settlements lie within the district. The district itself belon ...

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in southern

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. It is made up of the six communities of Neustadt, Langenordnach, Rudenberg, Titisee, Schwärzenbach and Waldau. The town of Neustadt is a

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known for its Kneipp hydrotherapeutic and curative methods. Furthermore, it is a

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center.

Geography

The community of Titisee lies on the north shore of

Titisee The Titisee is a lake in the southern Black Forest in Baden-Württemberg. It covers an area of and is an average of deep. It owes its formation to the Feldberg glacier, the moraines of which were formed in the Pleistocene epoch and nowadays for ...

, a lake in the eastern Feldberg 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 ...

, which ranges from 780 to 1192m above

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. The community of Neustadt is found 5 km to the east. The town lies on a small river called the Seebach (Lake Brook) as it comes in from Feldberg-Bärental to feed Titisee, as the Gutach (Good Water) as it flows out of the lake, and east of Neustadt, where it merges with the Haslach to become a

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torrent, as the Wutach (Furious Water). After flowing out of the town, it passes through the well known ''

Wutachschlucht The Wutach Gorge (german: Wutachschlucht) is a narrow, steep-sided valley in southern Germany through in the upper reaches of the River Wutach with three gorge-like sections, the lowest of which is also called the ''Wutachflühen''. The gorge cu ...

'' (Wutach Gorge), and ends by emptying into the

Rhine ), Surselva, Graubünden, Switzerland , source1_coordinates= , source1_elevation = , source2 = Rein Posteriur/Hinterrhein , source2_location = Paradies Glacier, Graubünden, Switzerland , source2_coordinates= , so ...

. Titisee-Neustadt's highest point is the Hochfirst, a peak overlooking the lake on the municipal boundary with

Lenzkirch Lenzkirch is a municipality in the Black Forest. It lies in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Geography Lenzkirch is on the Black Forest plateau, in the valley of the river Haslach, which near the south ...

and marked by the

Hochfirst Tower The Hochfirst Tower (german: Hochfirstturm) is a 25-metre-high lattice observation tower on the Hochfirst mountain near Titisee-Neustadt at 47°54'04" N and 8°11'03" E. It was built in 1890 as the replacement for a wooden observation tower. Sev ...

. It is 1192 m high.

History

Titisee-Neustadt is divided into six communities (Neustadt, Langenordnach, Rudenberg, Schwärzenbach, Titisee, Waldau) which historically have been separate, although they are now amalgamated into one municipality.

Neustadt

Neustadt was founded in 1250 by the Princes of

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. There followed various name changes: the town was called Nova Civitas in 1275 (which has the same meaning in

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– "New City" – as the

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name Neustadt), in 1294 Neuwenstadt, in 1335 Neuwen-statt, in 1630 Neostadium and in 1650 New-Statt before it later became Neustadt. From 1669 to 1806 there was a Capuchin

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in Neustadt. In 1817, a great deal of the town was destroyed in a great fire. In the 18th century, the

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trade developed in the town to become a major part of the economy. During

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and shortly thereafter, a dearth of

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s prevailed. In May 1919 the first municipal elections were held, which saw both active and passive participation by women, who now had the

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. This led to four women finding themselves on the town council. The mayor who took office in 1923, Karl Pfister (d. 1993 in

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) created and safeguarded jobs. This he managed to do through a loan of, all together, 700,000

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, which he obtained through negotiations with major banks in the

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Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

and the

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. Through further job-making measures, such as public building schemes, about the time of the

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, he was in a position to keep the jobless rate in Neustadt at a comparatively low 12%, whereas it was then 18% in Germany as a whole. Later came the

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régime, which used ''Der Hochwächter'' and the ''Echo vom Hochfirst'', the local newspapers, for their own ends, later shutting them both down. Despite exerting this influence, the Party's share of the vote in Neustadt was always lower than in Titisee, where it compared with the national average. Nevertheless, the NSDAP local moved into the town hall in 1933, occupied its balcony and made an example of a few people in public life by removing them from office or sending them to the local

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near Hüfingen. Blasius Müßle, who became mayor at that time, was replaced in 1935 by the later ''Kreisleiter'' (District Leader) Benedikt Kuner. Langenordnach was first mentioned in a document dating back to 1112. In 1529, 16 houses were named; the place did not yet have a chapel. In 1316 Rudenberg had its first documentary mention. In 1529 the place already had "several houses". In 1810, there were 191 inhabitants. Schwärzenbach had its first documentary mention in 1316. In 1850, there were 427 inhabitants. In 1111,

had its first documentary mention. In 1635 the names Dettesee and Titinsee first appear in documents. As of 1750 the name Titisee was commonly applied to the town. The town was put together from four parts, or valleys: Altenweg, Spriegelsbach, Schildwende and Jostal. For this reason, the town bore the name Vierthäler or Viertäler ("Four Valleys") until 1929. Waldau was first named in 1111 and the first documentary mention followed in 1178 in a

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document. Since 1807, there has been a Catholic parish.

Common history

Titisee-Neustadt came into being in 1971 with the amalgamation of the until then independent district capital of Neustadt with the communities of Titisee and Rudenberg. In 1973 and 1974, the communities of Langenordnach, Schwärzenbach und Waldau were added to the amalgamation.

Culture and sightseeing

Titisee-Neustadt lies on the German Clock Road, a 320 km long

holiday route A scenic route, tourist road, tourist route, tourist drive, holiday route, theme route, or scenic byway is a specially designated road or waterway that travels through an area of natural or cultural beauty. It often passes by scenic viewpoint ...

that runs from the

Central Black Forest The Central Black Forest (german: Mittlerer Schwarzwald), also called the Middle Black Forest, is a natural or cultural division of the Black Forest in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It generally refers to a region of deeply incised valleys from t ...

through the Southern Black Forest to the

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Museums

* The Municipal Homeland Rooms (''Städtische Heimatstuben'')

Buildings

* The Catholic Minster in Neustadt * The ''Hochfirstschanze'' ski jump (Germany's biggest natural ski jump, also one of the world's biggest). * The ''Hochfirstturm'' (tower) at the top of the Hochfirst (1192 m above

)

Natural monuments

* The

(Lake Titi) is a lake that was formed during the last ice age. Today, the lake is used for recreational activities like swimming, windsurfing and driving

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es. At the north-shore of the lake, there are various spa hotels offering health-related services like Kneipp cure, mudpack applications, massages and physiotherapy. * Titisee-Neustadt lies in the Naturpark Südschwarzwald (

Southern Black Forest Nature Park The Southern Black Forest Nature Park (german: Naturpark Südschwarzwald) is located in Baden-Württemberg in Germany and covers an area of 394,000 hectares. As of 2018, it is Germany's largest nature park. History The Southern Black Forest Nat ...

). The ''

Mittelweg 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 sponsore ...

'' hiking trail that goes through town leads by many natural monuments.

Sports and leisure

FIS Ski Weltcup Titisee-Neustadt 2016 - Vorspringer1

The Hochfirst ski jump is Germany's largest natural ski jump that is regularly host to ski jump events like the

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. The Hochfirst jump was built in 1950. Due to

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, the 2020–21 FIS Ski Jump World Cup in Titisee-Neustadt will take place without visitors. There are numerous hiking trails around the municipality suitable for short walks or all-day hikes. Both north-south and east-west

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s across the Black Forest pass through Titisee-Neustadt: of the three main north-south routes, the

Westweg The Westweg ("West Way" or "West Trail") is a long-distance hiking trail in Germany, running north–south through the Black Forest from Pforzheim to Basel. The trail is around 285 km long, and was founded in 1900. It is currently maintai ...

passes through Titisee and the

through Neustadt, while the longest established east-west route, the Freiburg-Lake Constance Black Forest Trail, passes around the south and east shores of the lake and then climbs the Hochfirst. The

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follows the route of the Westweg in this section.

Politics

Municipal council

The municipal elections on 25 May 2014 produced the following division of seats:

International relations

Titisee-Neustadt is twinned with: * Coulommiers (

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) - since 1971 *

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(

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) - since 1991

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

Roads

Titisee-Neustadt lies on ''Bundesstraße'' (Federal Highway) B 31 (

Breisach Breisach (formerly Altbreisach; Low Alemannic: ''Alt-Brisach'') is a town with approximately 16,500 inhabitants, situated along the Rhine in the Rhine Valley, in the district Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, about halfway b ...

Lindau Lindau (german: Lindau (Bodensee), ''Lindau am Bodensee''; ; Low Alemannic German, Low Alemannic: ''Lindou'') is a major Town#Germany, town and Lindau (island), island on the eastern side of Lake Constance (''Bodensee'' in German) in Bavaria, Ge ...

) which joins both the A 5 and A 81 north-south

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en. From the B 31, the B 317 to

Weil am Rhein Weil am Rhein (High Alemannic: ''Wiil am Rhii'') is a German town and commune. It is on the east bank of the River Rhine, and extends to the point at which the Swiss, French and German borders meet. It is the most southwesterly town in Germany an ...

branches off in the town. The B 500 likewise runs through Titisee-Neustadt. Also, the B 315 lies nearby.

Public transport

The town has two railway stations at Titisee and Neustadt. A half-hourly electric train service on the '' Höllentalbahn'' connects

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with Titisee. From Titisee alternate trains either continue on the ''Höllentalbahn'' to Neustadt, or diverge onto the '' Dreiseenbahn'' ("Three-Lake Railway") to Seebrugg, thus providing Neustadt with an hourly service to Freiburg. Beyond Neustadt, an hourly diesel train operates to

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. Buses cover areas not served by trains, for instance Titisee to Lenzkirch and Todtnau.

Airports

The nearest airports are: *

EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg IATA airport 3-letter codes for the French area, the Swiss area, and the metropolitan area, french: Aéroport de Bâle-Mulhouse-Fribourg, it, Aeroporto di Basilea-Mulhouse-Friburgo, rm, Eroport da Basilea-Mu ...

(90 km) * Zurich International Airport (90 km) *

Stuttgart Airport Stuttgart Airport (German: ''Flughafen Stuttgart'', formerly ''Flughafen Stuttgart-Echterdingen'') is the international airport of Stuttgart, the capital of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is christened in honor of Stuttgart's forme ...

(150 km)

Industry

Among the industrial firms established in the municipality are:
Konrad Hog Werksvertretungen GmbH
* Bach KfZ-Landmaschinen * Bau GmbH Schubnell KG * H.M.V. Maschinenverleih * Hoenes Uhrenfabrik * NOVILA Wäschefabrik GmbH * Technocell Dekor GmbH & Co

Courts

Titisee-Neustadt has at its disposal a Magistrates' Court (''Amtsgericht'') which belongs to the state court region of Freiburg im Breisgau and to the supreme state court region (''Oberlandesgericht'') of Karlsruhe.

Sons and daughters of the town

* Emil Ketterer (1883-1959), athlete, physician and politician (NSDAP) * Stefan Meier (1889-1944), politician (SPD), and Nazi-victim * Franz Beckert (1907-1973), Olympic champion in the team stage in 1936 in Berlin *

Egon Hirt Egon Hirt (born 16 August 1960 in Freiburg im Breisgau) is a German former alpine skier who competed in the 1984 Winter Olympics The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games (Serbo-Croatian and Slovene: ''XIV. ...

(born 1960), ski racer * Michael Möllinger (born 1980), ski jumper *

Adelheid Morath Adelheid Morath (born 2 August 1984) is a German cross-country mountain biker. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's cross-country at Hadleigh Farm Hadleigh Farm is an educational working farm and cross-country cycling v ...

(born 1984), cyclist in cross-country mountain biking * Alexander Weiß (born 1987), ice hockey player * Andreas Glockner (born 1988), soccer player * Melanie Faißt (born 1990), ski jumping champion * Daniel Weiß (born 1990), ice hockey player * Benedikt Doll (born 1990), biathlete * Ramona Straub (born 1992), ski jumping champion

Honorary citizens

* Medical adviser Dr. Josef Winterhalter (b. 1796 in St. Märgen; d. 1879 in Neustadt), founder of Neustadt's first

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2012 workshop fire

On 26 November 2012, 14 people were killed and 8 injured in a major fire at a workshop for disabled people in Titisee-Neustadt. The blaze occurred at the centre run by the Caritas charity in the Black Forest town of Titisee-Neustadt, some 40 km (25 miles) east of Freiburg. About 50 people were believed to be in the building when the fire started. The cause is unclear, but local media reports that there may have been an explosion in a store room. The centre is reportedly used for woodwork and metalwork, but it is not known whether there were any flammable materials on site.

Photo gallery

File:Titisee im Hochschwarzwald - panoramio (12).jpg, The

in summer File:Neustadt (Titisee-Neustadt) jm52439.jpg, House roofs in Titisee-Neustadt File:Klösterle (Titisee-Neustadt) jm52419.jpg, Old town Neustadt File:Klösterlebrunnen (Titisee-Neustadt) jm52410.jpg, Klösterlebrunnen in Titisee-Neustadt File:Hochfirstschanze 1090927.jpg, The

Hochfirstschanze The Hochfirst Ski Jump (''German: Hochfirstschanze'') is a ski jumping hill located in Titisee-Neustadt in the state of Baden-Württemberg in Germany. The ski jump is named after the mountain Hochfirst (1197 m) in the Black Forest. It is the big ...

ski jump in summer File:Hochfirstschanze5.jpg, The

ski jump in winter File:Langenordnach bei Titisee-Neustadt.jpg, Langenordnach valley

References

External links

Official website of the municipality
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