The Roßberg is a mountain, , 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 ...

immediately north of Breitnau in the German state of

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. Hinterzarten,

Titisee-Neustadt Titisee-Neustadt () is a municipality in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is made up of the six communities of Neustadt, Langenordnach, Rudenberg, Titisee, Schwärzenbach and Waldau. The tow ...

and

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are also nearby. On the same ridge just over 1 km to the west is the Hohwart (1123 m) and 2 km to the east, across the Oberbach valley, is the highest mountain in Breitnau municipality: the Weißtannenhöhe (1190 m). On the northwestern side of the mountain the remains of a

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and

ditch A ditch is a small to moderate divot created to channel water. A ditch can be used for drainage, to drain water from low-lying areas, alongside roadways or fields, or to channel water from a more distant source for plant irrigation. Ditches a ...

system from the end of the 17th century may be made out. In the area of the Roßberg the

fortification A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...

s (known as ''Schanzen'') run from the ''Schanzenhäusle'' via the ''Ringelschanze'' to the zur ''Roßbergschanze''. Between the Ringelschanze and the Roßbergschanze there are continuous, linear structures with several triangular

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s. In 1690 battles were fought at Breitnau, but by the early 18th century the fortifications had lost their military significance. Immediately next to the Roßbergschanze lies the Breitnau Friends of Nature house (''Naturfreundehaus Breitnau'', ). Blick vom Piketfelsen nach Breitnau (cropped)

Blick vom Piketfelsen nach Breitnau (cropped)

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