A map of Germany, showing the Black Forest in red.

The Black Forest (German Schwarzwald) is a wooded mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, southwestern Germany. It is bordered by the Rhine valley to the west and south. The highest peak is the Feldberg with an elevation of 1,493 meters (4,898 feet). Black Forest ham originated from this region. Image File history File links BlackForest-Position. ... A map is a simplified depiction of a space which highlights relations between components (objects, regions) of that space. ... Red may be any of a number of similar colors at the lowest frequencies of light discernible by the human eye. ... Temperate rainforest on Northern Slopes of the Alborz mountain ranges, Iran A dense growth of softwoods (a conifer forest) in the Sierra Nevada Range of Northern California A decidous broadleaf (Beech) forest in Slovenia. ... The Himalaya as seen from the International Space Station A mountain range is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands or separated from other mountain ranges by passes or rivers. ... Baden-Württemberg is a federal state in southwestern Germany to the east of the Upper Rhine. ... The River Rhine (Dutch: ; French: ; German: ; Italian: ; Romansh: ) is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe at 1,320 kilometres (820 miles), with an average discharge of more than 2,000 cubic meters per second. ... Top of the Feldberg The Feldberg is the highest mountain in the Black Forest, Germany; with an elevation of 1493 meters. ... The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Black Forest ham Black Forest ham, or Schwarzwälder Schinken in German, is a variety of smoked ham produced in the Black Forest region of Germany. ...

Geography

Geologically, the Black Forest consists of a cover of sandstone on top of a core of gneiss. During the last ice age, the Würm glaciation, the Black Forest was covered by glaciers; several cirques such as the Mummelsee are remains of this period. Red sandstone interior of Lower Antelope Canyon, Arizona, worn smooth due to erosion by flash flooding over millions of years Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-size mineral or rock grains. ... Gneiss Gneiss (IPA: ) is a common and widely distributed type of rock formed by high-grade regional metamorphic processes from preexisting formations that were originally either igneous or sedimentary rocks. ... Variations in CO2, temperature and dust from the Vostok ice core over the last 400 000 years For the animated movie, see Ice Age (movie). ... The Wisconsin (in North America), Weichsel (in Scandinavia), Devensian (in the British Isles), Midlandian (in Ireland) or Würm glaciation (in the Alps) is the most recent period of the Ice Age, and ended some 10,000 Before Present (BP). ... A cirque is an amphitheatre-like valley of glacial origin, formed by glacial erosion at the head of the glacier. ...

Rivers in the Black Forest include Danube (which has its source in the Black Forest), Enz, Kinzig, Murg, Neckar, and Rench. The Black Forest is part of the continental divide between the Atlantic Ocean watershed (drained by the Rhine) and the Black Sea watershed (drained by the Danube). The Danube (ancient Danuvius, ancient Greek Istros) is the longest river of the European Union and Europes second-longest[3] (after the Volga). ... Neuraminidase ribbon diagram An enzyme (in Greek en = in and zyme = blend) is a protein, or protein complex, that catalyzes a chemical reaction and also controls the 3D orientation of the catalyzed substrates. ... The Kinzig is a German river that runs for 95 km from the Black Forest through the Upper Rhine River Plains. ... The Murg is a right tributary of the Rhine, located in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... The Neckar is a 367 km long river in Germany, a major right tributary of the River Rhine, which it joins at Mannheim. ... The Rench is a river in Ortenau County, Baden-Württemberg, Germany and a right-side tributary of the Rhine River. ... A continental divide is a line of elevated terrain which forms a border between two watersheds such that water falling on one side of the line eventually travels to one ocean or body of water, and water on the other side travels to another, generally on the opposite side of... The River Rhine (Dutch: ; French: ; German: ; Italian: ; Romansh: ) is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe at 1,320 kilometres (820 miles), with an average discharge of more than 2,000 cubic meters per second. ... NASA satelite image of the Black Sea Map of the Black Sea The Black Sea is an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Anatolia that is actually a distant arm of the Atlantic Ocean by way of the Mediterranean Sea. ...

Administratively, the Black Forest belongs to the following counties; in the north: Enz, Pforzheim, Rastatt, and Calw; in the middle: Freudenstadt, Ortenaukreis, and Rottweil; in the south: Emmendingen, Schwarzwald-Baar, Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Lörrach, and Waldshut. Dialects spoken are Alemannic and Swabian. Enz is a district (Kreis) in the north-west of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Pforzheim is a town of 119,000 inhabitants in the state of Baden-Württemberg, south-west Germany at the gate to the Black Forest. ... Rastatt is a district (Kreis) in the west of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Calw is a district (Kreis) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Freudenstadt is a district (Kreis) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Ortenaukreis is a district (Kreis) in the west of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Rottweil is a district (Kreis) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Emmendingen is a district (Kreis) in the west of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Schwarzwald-Baar is a district (Kreis) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Breisgau_Hochschwarzwald is a Kreis (district) in the south of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Lörrach is a Kreis (district) in the south-west of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Waldshut is a district (Kreis) in the south of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Alemannic German (Alemannisch) is a group of dialects of the Upper German branch of the Germanic language family. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

The forest mostly consists of pines and firs, some of which are grown in commercial monoculture; the main industry is tourism. Due to logging and land use changes the forest proper is only a fraction of the size it used to be. Moreover, it has suffered serious damage from acid rain. The storm Lothar knocked down trees over hundreds of acres of mountaintops in 1999. This left some of the high peaks and scenic hills bare, with only primary growth shrubs and young fir trees. Subgenera Subgenus Strobus Subgenus Ducampopinus Subgenus Pinus See Pinus classification for complete taxonomy to species level. ... FIR may stand for: finite impulse response (a property of some digital filters) far infrared, i. ... Monoculture describes systems that have very low diversity. ... Tourists at Oahu island, Hawaii Tourism is the act of travel for predominantly recreational or leisure purposes, and also refers to the provision of services in support of this act. ... Lothar is the name of a low-pressure system that resulted in a violent extratropical cyclone sweeping across Central Europe on December 26, 1999, causing major damage in France, southern Germany, and Switzerland. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

Points of interest

Winter on Schauinsland: famous "Windbuchen" Beeches bent by the wind

The cities of Freiburg and Baden-Baden are popular tourist destinations on the western edge of the Black Forest; towns in the forest include Bad Herrenalb, Baiersbronn, Freudenstadt, Gengenbach, Schramberg, Staufen, Titisee-Neustadt, Hausach and Wolfach. Other popular destinations include such mountains as the Feldberg, the Belchen, the Kandel, and the Schauinsland; the Titisee and Schluchsee lakes; the All Saints Waterfalls; the Triberg Waterfalls, not the highest but the most famous waterfalls in Germany; and the gorge of the Gutach River. Image File history File links Photographer:Richardfabi. ... Image File history File links Photographer:Richardfabi. ... Winter on Schauinsland: famous Windbuchen Beeches bend by the wind Schauinsland (literally look into the country; near Freiburg, Germany), is the eleventh-highest peak in the Black Forest at an elevation of 1,284 m above sea level (with the Feldberg being the highest). ... Species Fagus crenata - Japanese Beech Fagus engleriana - Chinese Beech Fagus grandifolia - American Beech Fagus hayatae - Taiwan Beech Fagus japonica - Japanese Blue Beech Fagus longipetiolata - South Chinese Beech Fagus lucida - Shining Beech Fagus mexicana - Mexican Beech or Haya Fagus orientalis - Oriental Beech Fagus sylvatica - European Beech Beech (Fagus) is a genus... Freiburg city from Schlossberg Freiburg im Breisgau is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in the Breisgau region, on the western edge of the southern Black Forest (German: Schwarzwald) with about 214,000 inhabitants. ... Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Baden-Baden is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Bad Herrenalb is a small town in the district of Calw, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Baiersbronn is a municipality of 17,000 inhabitants (2002) in the district of Freudenstadt, Germany. ... Freudenstadt is a town in Baden-Württemberg, capital of the district Freudenstadt. ... Gengenbach is a town in the Ortenaukreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany and a famous tourist destination on the western edge of the Black Forest with about 11000 inhabitants. ... Schramberg is a town in the district of Rottweil, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Staufen im Breisgau is a German town in the Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district of Baden-Württemberg. ... Titisee-Neustadt is a city in southwest Baden-Württemberg, in the Freiburg administrative region. ... Hausach is a town in the Ortenaukreis, in western Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... This article talkes about the city Wolfach, Germany Wolfach (river). ... Winter on Schauinsland: famous Windbuchen Beeches bend by the wind Schauinsland (literally look into the country; near Freiburg, Germany), is the eleventh-highest peak in the Black Forest at an elevation of 1,284 m above sea level (with the Feldberg being the highest). ... Titisee is a lake in the southern Black Forest in Baden-Württemberg. ... Lake Schluchsee with Schluchsee city The Schluchsee is a storage lake at Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald area, southeast of the Titisee at the Black Forest in Germany. ... A gorge is a narrow passage between steep mountains or hills. ...

The Vogtsbauernhöfe is an open-air museum that shows the life of 16th or 17th century farmers in the region, featuring a number of reconstructed Black Forest farms. The German Clock Museum in Furtwangen shows the history of the clock industry and of watchmakers. (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Aerial view of the inner city Furtwangen im Schwarzwald is a small city located in the Black Forest region of south western Germany. ... A clock (from the Latin cloca, bell) is an instrument for measuring time. ... For the Unix command, see watch (Unix). ...

The Black Forest, like other forested regions, has had areas damaged by acid rain. Acid rain (or more accurately, acid precipitation)[1] occurs when sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides are emitted into the atmosphere, undergo chemical transformations and are absorbed by water droplets in clouds. ...

Fasnet

The German holiday of Karneval, or Fasnet, as it is known in the Black Forest region, occurs in the time leading up to lent. On Rosenmontag, or the monday before Ash Wednesday, Crowds of people line the streets, wearing masks. One prominent style of mask is the Black Forest Style, originating from the Black Forest Region. The carnival is an annual Christian festival season. ... Rosenmontag (literally: rose monday) peaks out German Fasching and coincides with the finalization of the German Lent. ...

Popular culture

• The Black Forest is known for its cuckoo clocks, honey, Black Forest ham, Pork Knuckle and Black Forest gateau (Black Forest cake). It was also the setting for many fairy tales popularized by the Brothers Grimm.

• The Black Forest appears as a playable level in the video game "Shadow Hearts: Covenant"

• The Black Forest is a geographical setting in the video game series "Age of Empires"

• The Black Forest is the title of a song by Steve Vai from the album "Alive in an Ultra World"

Cuckoo clock, a so-called Jagdstück, Black Forest, ca. ... A jar of honey, shown with a wooden honey server and scones. ... Black Forest ham Black Forest ham, or Schwarzwälder Schinken in German, is a variety of smoked ham produced in the Black Forest region of Germany. ... Black Forest gateau Black Forest gateau (also commonly called Black Forest cake in Canada, the USA and Australia) is the English name for the southern German dessert Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte (literally Black Forest cherry cake). It originated in the Black Forest region of southern Germany, but it is a popular... A fairy tale is a story, either told to children or as if told to children, concerning the adventures of mythical characters such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, giants, and others. ... Wilhelm (left) and Jacob Grimm (right) from an 1855 painting by Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann The Brothers Grimm were Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, German professors who were best known for publishing collections of folk tales and fairy tales,[1] and for their work in linguistics, relating to how the sounds in... Age of Empires, abbreviated to AoE or AOE, is a history-based real-time strategy computer game released in 1997. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Alive in an Ultra World is live album recorded during The Ultra Zone world tour in 1999. ...

List of highest mountains

• Feldberg (1,493 m; 4,898 ft.)
• Herzogenhorn (1,415 m; 4,642 ft.)
• Belchen (1,414 m; 4,639 ft.)
• Spieshorn (1,349 m)
• Schauinsland (1,284 m; 4,212 ft.)
• Kandel (1,241 m; 4,072 ft.)
• Hochblauen (1,165 m; 3,822 ft.)
• Hornisgrinde (1,164 m; 3,819 ft.)

Top of the Feldberg The Feldberg is the highest mountain in the Black Forest, Germany; with an elevation of 1493 meters. ... Winter on Schauinsland: famous Windbuchen Beeches bend by the wind Schauinsland (literally look into the country; near Freiburg, Germany), is the eleventh-highest peak in the Black Forest at an elevation of 1,284 m above sea level (with the Feldberg being the highest). ... Kandel may be David Kandel (1520-1592), artist Eric Kandel, scientist Eugene Kandel, economist Felix Kandel, historian Harry Kandel, bandleader Isaac Leon Kandel, educator Lenore Kandel, poet Michael Kandel, science fiction author Myron Kandel, journalist Nicholas Kandel Paul Kandel, actor Stephen Kandel, screenwriter Susan Kandel, art critic and writer See... The Hornisgrinde, 1164 m (3820 ft), is the highest mountain in the Northern Black Forest of Germany. ...

Gallery

The Feldberg. Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 749 KB)The Feldberg in Black Forest taken by myself GNU-FDL File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Top of the Feldberg The Feldberg is the highest mountain in the Black Forest, Germany; with an elevation of 1493 meters. ...	A view in the Middle Black Forest. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 665 KB)In the Black Forest taken by myself GNU-FDL File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...	The Schwarzwald. Download high resolution version (1276x957, 946 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... A map of Germany, showing the Black Forest in red. ...	The lake Titisee, popular year-round. Image File history File links Titisee_winter. ...
Famous Hotel Romantik next to the Titisee. Image File history File links Romantik. ...	The Black Forest is known for its native clock makers Image File history File links Clock_forest. ...	The Münster cathedral of Freiburg, the most important city of the region. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (600x800, 221 KB) Summary I took this picture myself on January 15, 2005. ... Freiburg city from Schlossberg Freiburg im Breisgau is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in the Breisgau region, on the western edge of the southern Black Forest (German: Schwarzwald) with about 214,000 inhabitants. ...

See also

• Hercynian Forest
• Deutsches Uhrenmuseum

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External links

• Touristic information at schwarzwald.de
• A lot of pictures
• Touristic information at blackforestinfo.com
• Black Forest Article
• Black Forest Gifts
• Pictures
• Schwarzwald Bauernhaus Photo Gallery
• Schwarzwald Vacation

• Black Forest Webcams

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