Schönwald im Schwarzwald is a small village in the
state
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* State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory
**Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country
**Nation state, a ...
of
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg ( ; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a states of Germany, 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 i ...
in the
Black Forest
The Black Forest ( ) is a large forested mountain range in the States of Germany, 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 th ...
in southwest
Germany
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, near the
France–Germany border
The international border between the modern states of France and Germany has a length of . The southern portion of the border, between Saint-Louis at the border with Switzerland and Lauterbourg, follows the River Rhine (Upper Rhine) in a so ...
and
Germany–Switzerland border
The border between the modern states of Germany and Switzerland extends to , mostly following Lake Constance and the High Rhine ('), with territories to the north mostly belonging to Germany and territories to the south mainly to Switzerland. E ...
.
Notable people
It is the birthplace of
Franz Ketterer, a clockmaker who was one of several possible inventors of the
cuckoo clock
A cuckoo clock is a type of clock, typically pendulum clock, pendulum driven, that striking clock, 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 ope ...
.
Sights
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Triberg Gallows
The Triberg Gallows () 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 territorial lordship. () on th ...
References
External links
Webcam in Schoenwald*
Information about Schönwald
Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis
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